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Jeweled Breadcrumb #67 : shunning slings and arrows

“What is one to do in the face of unfathomable social-political chaos?” ………….“Do not be discouraged. Refuse to lose heart. Do not be…

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Jeweled Breadcrumb #67 : shunning slings and arrows

6h ago

Jeweled Breadcrumb #66 : i am a fool

April 1st. April Fool’s Day. Fools get a bad rap. This is what I have to say about that.

1d ago

Jeweled Breadcrumb #66 : i am a fool

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Jeweled Breadcrumb #65 : everyone is good and everyone belongs

Helene found the spark of her goodness and knows she belongs… an inspiration to all of us present. Well, almost all of us .

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Jeweled Breadcrumb #65 : everyone is good and everyone belongs

2d ago

Jeweled Breadcrumb #64 : a message to Mr. Trump

Just as a table without bread is a needy one so absence of charity is ruin to the soul, for the soul walks by love, and the man who does…

4d ago

Jeweled Breadcrumb #64 : a message to Mr. Trump

4d ago

Jeweled Breadcrumb #63 : when reason fails

Applying reason to questions of reality is like trying to teach a pig to whistle. It leads only to my frustration and will surely piss off…

5d ago

Jeweled Breadcrumb #63 : when reason fails

5d ago

Jeweled Breadcrumb #62 : better to be stupid

Considering the wealth of dissatisfaction and despair conveyed by breaking news and so many of the people around me, I wonder, “Where is…

6d ago

Jeweled Breadcrumb #62 : better to be stupid

6d ago

Jeweled Breadcrumb #61 : to cherish

Insisting on the goodness of adjudicated Native American sex offenders, while refusing to be distracted by their utterly unacceptable…

Mar 26

Jeweled Breadcrumb #61 : to cherish

Mar 26

Jeweled Breadcrumb #60 : use your ‘magination’

And just like that I slipped into the unbridled mind of a six year old; fluid, free and full of possibility.

Mar 24

Jeweled Breadcrumb #60 : use your ‘magination’

Mar 24

Jeweled Breadcrumb #59 : why is there why?

“Why is there why?” If everything depends on my senses sensing, there is no space for why. So this morning I settle for senselessness…

Mar 20

Jeweled Breadcrumb #59 : why is there why?

Mar 20

Jeweled Breadcrumb #58 : love is happening

I meet my humanity and my divinity by consenting to participate in the fellowship of suffering. As long as i wait i watch i weep, love is…

Mar 19

Jeweled Breadcrumb #58 : love is happening

Mar 19

Jeweled Breadcrumb #57b : death and beauty’s song

Never presume ‘it is done.’ The desire of Something More to be said may turn me to a new ending.

Mar 18

Jeweled Breadcrumb #57b : death and beauty’s song

Mar 18

Jeweled Breadcrumb #57 : death and beauty

… the breaking news podcast is silent. Death is everywhere about. Yet, from the impenetrable depths of the daggered San Juan Mountains, a…

Mar 17

Jeweled Breadcrumb #57 : death and beauty

Mar 17

Jeweled Breadcrumb #56 : big pockets empty hearts

The kingman and wingman do not know how to stop. They will inevitably follow the moth into the flame. Although there is nothing to be…

Mar 15

Jeweled Breadcrumb #56 : big pockets empty hearts

Mar 15

Jeweled Breadcrumb #55 : joyful boy & bitter neighbor

Demanding dominion kills happiness. Stepping in time is the fullness of joy.

Mar 14

Jeweled Breadcrumb #55 : joyful boy & bitter neighbor

Mar 14

Jeweled Breadcrumb #54 : Bob Dylan got it right… you’re gonna have to serve somebody

You may be an ambassador to England or France You may like to gamble, you might like to dance You may be the heavyweight champion of the…

Mar 10

Mar 10

Jeweled Breadcrumb #53 : small real wisdom of snow

When the pressing “big” issues of the day seem insurmountable… someone spoke of engaging “small real things” as an efficacious way to…

Mar 8

Jeweled Breadcrumb #53 : small real wisdom of snow

Mar 8

Jeweled Breadcrumb #52 : once upon a time, ‘WE’ the people

The demise of character, conscience and community with the rise of decadence, deceit and degradation unhinged the foundation of the U.S…

Mar 7

Jeweled Breadcrumb #52 : once upon a time, ‘WE’ the people

Mar 7

Jeweled Breadcrumb #51 : untouched by wind or fire

“Hello. This is an important message from Public Service New Mexico. We are currently monitoring extreme wind and fire danger… be prepared…

Mar 6

Jeweled Breadcrumb #51 : untouched by wind or fire

Mar 6

Jeweled Breadcrumb #50 : moral injury

Moral injury occurs when one is expected to engage in behavior that contradicts their values and conscience. I asked myself, on what do I…

Mar 5

Jeweled Breadcrumb #50 : moral injury

Mar 5

Jeweled Breadcrumb #49 : learning from the ravens

Clearly ravens are wiser than i, turning nerve-racking weather into sporting challenge.

Mar 5

Jeweled Breadcrumb #49 : learning from the ravens

Mar 5

Debra Asis

Debra Asis

Noticing Ordinary Holiness along the way I aim to read the gospel of life in nature, poetry, art and every messy moment of my ordinary life.

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