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Jorge Medico
Category Archives: friendship
Loneliness
I received a phone call last night from one of my older friends to tell me that her dog had just died. I expressed my sympathy, but she caught me at a bad time, so we didn’t have a very … Continue reading
Posted in America, friendship, Health and wellness, Loneliness, Relatioships, Religion, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Philosophy
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Perspective
It’s a new year, and the less said of the old one, better. What fresher way to start the new calendar than with a poem from Poetry Monday. Take a deep breath, exhale slowly, and allow the following to help … Continue reading
Posted in America, Family, friendship, Poetry, Thoughts & Musings, Travel
Tagged Freedom
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Love’s Sacrifice
Approaching the Christmas holidays, I was looking to post an inspirational story, when I came across this one on a site, wealthygorilla.com It’s a different take on the classic O’Henry short story, and one which made me think repeatedly about … Continue reading
Posted in America, Beauty, friendship, Honor, Lies, Marriage, Relatioships, Thoughts & Musings
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In Passing
Welcome back to Poetry Monday. Since we all seemed to have survived the excesses of the Thanksgiving holiday, let’s continue with our current theme of travel. One of its joys is the chance meeting with a stranger, and the free … Continue reading
Posted in America, friendship, Poetry, Relatioships, Thoughts & Musings, Travel
Tagged Jordan, Jordanian
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Thanksgiving
In 1789, George Washington was the first president to proclaim a Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 26, as a day of celebration for the US Constitution. In the 1800’s, Sarah Josepha Hale, an editorialist, began a campaign to have several … Continue reading
Posted in America, Family, Food, friendship, History, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Thanksgiving
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Across the Water
It’s Monday morning, and time for another poem in the Map series on travel and discovery. When we leave home, we find new vistas to capture our imagination with their novelty. More importantly, we discover about that which is inside … Continue reading
Posted in America, friendship, Happiness, Loneliness, Poetry, Thoughts & Musings, Travel
Tagged Beaches, Water
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A Defeat
Welcome back to Poetry Monday, Hope you had a good woo weekend. Here is another poem for you to start your week. a defeat pulling into a new city, cloud-muted dawn thin as patience after sleepless train night. collapsed into … Continue reading
Posted in friendship, Loneliness, Poetry, Travel
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Within and Without
Welcome back to Poetry Monday. Hope you enjoy today’s offering. within and without I feel my unity, imperfect, gaps and cracks, holding together for now. I wonder to her, conjure her of memory. her being in me fills me out- … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, friendship, Happiness, Poetry, Thoughts & Musings, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Love, Relationships
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Why Do We Do Good?
Why do we choose to do good? What motivates us to sacrifice ourselves for others, even people we don’t know? Psychologists and philosophers have offered a number of suggestions. Sonya Lyubomirsky, a notable psychology professor who has published extensively on … Continue reading
Posted in America, Family, friendship, Happiness, Health and wellness, Religion, Science, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Philosophy
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Couples
It’s Poetry Monday, and time to be on the road again with my favorite poet. For those of you in the USA, happy Labor Day! couples rigid postures like cats facing off, words in bursts, glances lancing in and away, … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, friendship, Happiness, Loneliness, Marriage, Poetry, Thoughts & Musings, Travel
Tagged Relationships
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