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March 21–Awe and Wonder: Human Capcities

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Bob Patrick

These days I know that I am not alone in almost daily horror at the anger, violence and outright hatred that certain politicians are stirring up within pockets of American life.  I hear myself and others wondering out loud:  have … Continue reading →

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Awe and Wonder: On a good day

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Bob Patrick

On a good day, I can sit back and truly be awed by the human beings around me. Sometimes it is because one of my fellows has done something extraordinary that makes my jaw drop and my heart swell with … Continue reading →

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Awe and Wonder: All Around

Posted on March 16, 2016 by admin

All I need to do is open my eyes and see my cat snuggled against my body in the morning. How did he survive his first six months in the wild during a New York winter?  Awe and wonder! How … Continue reading →

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Awe and Wonder: Called Hope

Posted on March 15, 2016 by admin

I have experienced awe and wonder this week while in respite at the Cleveland (GA) Peer Support and Wellness Center. I loved smelling the fresh air (except when we got behind the manure truck coming back from bowling!). It was … Continue reading →

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Awe and Wonder: The Beginning of Wisdom

Posted on March 14, 2016 by admin

Many of us, perhaps most have had experiences of awe and wonder, moments where incredible beauty or majesty have seemed to stop time and we felt the world as a mysterious and miraculous place. I remember being awed seeing the … Continue reading →

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Awe and Wonder: Look Around You

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Bob Patrick

In his 2014 sermon on “Parables of Miracles” Rev. Douglas Taylor from the Unitarian Universalist congregation of Binghamton starts with this story. “A mother asked her son what he learned in Sunday School. He said he learned about the time … Continue reading →

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Awe and Wonder: Primal Openness

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Bob Patrick

I want to write of awe and wonder as beauty, nature and all good things.  Those things fit the current perception of the words.  We say “awesome” about anything that is good, from basic gratitude for every day tasks to … Continue reading →

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