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SOME HIPPIE ADVICE FOR TODAY’S WORLD

Darla — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 15:30:58 +0000

Like the peace sign. Peaceful marches. Lean on me brotherly love. Without the current sharp sword of social media or the leaning left and right media coverage, most of that love sign advice was communicated in songs. One that keeps rattling around my brain these days has these lyrics: “I knew a man that I … Continue reading SOME HIPPIE ADVICE FOR TODAY’S WORLD →

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WHAT ARE YOU SHARING TODAY?

Darla — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 14:33:28 +0000

So, we no longer shake hands or hug friends at a gathering. This week I was taught we can only touch feet with shoes on, touch elbows, or just make a kind of queenly wave at each other as we come in the door. I’m okay with that, I guess, as long as we can … Continue reading WHAT ARE YOU SHARING TODAY? →

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MEAN PEOPLE

Darla — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 10:58:43 +0000

So, what do you do with the mean people? You know, the ones you really didn’t intend to have a conversation with, bench or otherwise? But for some reason there one is, right in front of you. A real snake. A stranger who could not get the door to open and laughingly I showed her … Continue reading MEAN PEOPLE →

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Hiding Behind a Hashtag

Darla — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:53:40 +0000

One thing about having a bench chat with someone… You can’t hide behind a hashtag. You are expected to have a conversation. You can’t just hold up a sign, or point to your gimme cap, or utter a couple of slogans or hashtag phrases and sit complacently with your arms folded, knowing you have been … Continue reading Hiding Behind a Hashtag →

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“Friendship Benches” in Zimbabwe

Darla — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 16:34:46 +0000

Maybe if the TV women who are calling another woman names would just sit down and talk with that woman, there would be a whole different kind of news report. Benches, like roller derby, are global. And the need to sit and talk on a bench equally transcends. From the website “A Mighty Girl” comes … Continue reading “Friendship Benches” in Zimbabwe →

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A thought about memorials….

Darla — Mon, 28 May 2018 13:43:26 +0000

….just a thought on Memorial Day in the United States, In the middle of our thoughts, remembrances, thanks and prayers, perhaps there is something we don’t say often enough. Implicit in this day of thanks is the prayer we will never have to honor another fellow human fallen in war. Anywhere in the world. … Continue reading A thought about memorials…. →

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The School Shooter and You

Darla — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 18:54:47 +0000

Yes, Dear Reader, there was another school shooting today. There was one a few weeks ago and most likely there will be another by and by. It is today’s park bench discussion everywhere. It is a tragedy. It is unfathomable that there will be another. It is also someone’s fault. But whose fault? Today some … Continue reading The School Shooter and You →

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