Author: Dr Wingnut
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Balance
God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael, the archangel, found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired, “Where have you been?”God smiled deeply and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, “Look, Michael. Look what I’ve made.”Archangel Michael looked puzzled, and said, “What is it?”“It’s a planet,” replied God, “and I’ve put life on…
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What are the wim-wams?
…when Toby is bored or complaining, [his father] announces as if to an unseen audience, “The kid has the wim-wams.”Kinderscenen by John Updike in Harpers, December 2006, Page 82I always wondered what that was, but only since I read this short story, as I’d never heard this term before…
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Names
Watching a child acquire language, I realize, again, that naming things demystifies them.Mary Casey
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A simple approach to the 12 Steps
Step 1: There’s a power that will kill me.Step 2: There’s a Power that wants me to live.Step 3: Which do I want? (If you want to die, stop here./ If you want to live, go on.)Step 4: Using examples from your own life, understand that selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear control your actions.Step 5:…
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Change
The reality is that changes are coming . . .They must come. You must share in bringing them.John Hersey
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Jesse Jackson Goes to Hell
One day in the future, Jesse Jackson has a heart-attack and dies. He immediately goes to hell, where the devil is waiting for him.“I don’t know what to do here,” says the devil. “You are on my list, but I have no room for you. You definitely have to stay here, so I’ll tell you…