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bread

“If I ever feel like life isn’t worth living, please feed me some of this bread,” I told Ming.  It was cheese garlic naan from Gandhi’s in Tucson.  Wow, amazing.  Better bread than I could have dreamed. Ming was turning left, driving us back to our airbnb.  “I guess it’s the bread of life.  Maybe… Read More »

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addictive

Here’s a new poetry meme.  They comfort me to make, and they’re kind of addictive. Speaking of addiction.  I thought I had been addicted to cigarettes, long ago, and then I learned chocolate–I was using chocolate to help myself recover from being social. We would get ready for the Sacred Peace Walk every spring, which… Read More »

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true confession of Laura-Marie River Victor Peace

Reader Friend, there’s something I haven’t been telling you–I must confess.  I changed what I eat, a lot.  It has to do with an obscure health issue I may or may not have. luxury healthcare Ideally everyone would enjoy great healthcare, regardless of income level or employment.  Especially a country rich with innovation, oil, “freedom,”… Read More »

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mystical body

“Inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these, you have done it unto me,” Jesus said. I was riding my trike through the Buy Low parking lot, and Ming was in front of me on his bike. A street person was in the parking lot coming toward us, with a shopping… Read More »

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BREAD IS GOOD

Today I had a meeting with Swami in the library. We talked for half an hour. I found out Vedanta’s stance on abortion (that it’s up the individual) and homosexuality (there is no stance at all), so I can move forward. I asked about some translations of particular words, and about fine points of contention,… Read More »