A place for contemplation
“In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate.” – Rene Descartes
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bench
I don’t know where some of my thoughts originate. During this past weekends outing to the winery blues concert I saw this old bench sitting along the winery’s wall.
To me this bench looks to have been an old church pew and I could easily imagine it present for multiple worship services, revivals, weddings, funerals, baptisms, [...]
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A project completed just in time for the 4th of July was the refinishing of the pictured bench. This bench belonged to my wife’s parents and became ours when her mother passed away in Florida almost two years ago.
This bench could hardly be recognized as the same bench now. Then, it was covered in [...]
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The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude. – William James (American novelist, 1899-1961)
I took a few days off from posting. I find I’ll sometimes get lost in the grind of blogging and begin to feel I must post each and every day–it becomes [...]
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