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The Well-lived Life and Love III. – “True Friendship”
Just as “eros” is a kind of love of a higher order than affection-the love of things – starting with the fact that the object of the love is another person or persons….so also is the third kind of love … Continue reading
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The Well-lived Life, Different Kinds of Love I. – “Affection”
Having taken a break to post about mystical ravens and January 6 as the Day of Epiphany, with your kind permission, dear reader, I’ll pick up my earlier promise to examine the different kinds of love that contribute to living … Continue reading
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Commemorations on November 22
A dear reader of this blog asked if I would do any commemoration on this day. Given the fact that others are doing a variety of looks back at the terrible assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, … Continue reading
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The Rev. Dr.'s Musings on Nature, Life & Belief 