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no money on my mind
“A human being is part of a whole, called by us the ‘universe’, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20203 min read
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can’t hold me
“Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you.” ― Maya Angelou, I Know...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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northern lights
One great question underlies our experience, whether we think about it or not: what is the purpose of life? From the moment of birth...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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love is strange
After nearly four decades together, Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) finally tie the knot in an idyllic wedding ceremony in...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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a spell on you
“Be not the slave of your own past – plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect,...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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hey now
What is like a smelly fart, that, although invisible is obvious? One’s own faults, that are precisely As obvious as the effort made to...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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so many of us
“I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.” there is...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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10 years in recovery
The Four Reliances First, rely on the spirit and meaning of the teachings, not on the words; Second, rely on the teachings, not on the...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn’t
“To set up what you like against what you dislike – that is the disease of the mind.” – Seng T’san i have begun percolate the idea of a...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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a brush stroke
“We habitually erect a barrier called blame that keeps us from communicating genuinely with others, and we fortify it with our concepts...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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take a chance on me
“Take A Chance On Me” If you change your mind, I’m the first in line Honey I’m still free Take a chance on me If you need me, let me...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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changing seasons…. changing reasons
When you stop trying to change others and work on changing yourself, your world changes for the better. have been reviewing so much this...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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more nostalgia..
“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.”.. quote reposted from...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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a tale of two sissies
“She had laid her head upon my shoulder, that night when I was summoned out–she had a fear of my going, though I had none–and when I was...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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while my life ….gently weeps
I had spent years adjusting to the idea of dying. I made piece with dying as I sat beside my dying lover’s bed and gave him permission to...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20203 min read
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come in from the rain
“We should find perfect existence through imperfect existence. We should find perfection in imperfection. For us, complete perfection is...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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slam dancing redux
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20203 min read
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sunsets, nostalgia, and the promise of a new day
“Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20203 min read
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budapest- a labyrinth of friendships, spirals, and touchstones
“In the past, when gays were very flamboyant as drag queens or as leather queens or whatever, that just amused people. And most of the...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20203 min read
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holiday focus
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion…. dali lama there are times in my life...
Rod Rushing
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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