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If this film is a set of ‘short cuts’, then we might ask: ‘where to?’, and ‘what to avoid?’
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Today, my wish is that the New Year unfurl new possibilities- for the blog and its contributors, and for our readers and commenters.
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I’m kind of a New Year’s Eve Scrooge. I’ve never cared much for ringing in the new year with anything other than what I usually do. I don’t like to...
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Taking a break this week but I want to share just a little something anyway. Because it’s Christmas and not everyone feels warm and cozy today. Some may be as...
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We’ll be back on Thursday 30th December – but for now – ‘Happy Christmas’!
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The following post was written by Sara W. on her personal blog two years ago. I read it then, loved it, and remembered it this year as I sat down...
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Despite the fun of tidying up a year’s worth of music listening into a concise list and orderly rankings, end of year lists are always fluid for me. Things will...
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Once upon a time I was called in a ward to be a service outreach coordinator for the Relief Society. I was asked to organize monthly service projects which excited...
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What offering can I leave here, in this moment – to help me remember that I am the source?
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If a boy becomes a man and can still feel the tug of an emotion from across 40 years, one may guess that the experience was profound — and so...
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It would be difficult to overestimate how important the movies of Woody Allen have been in my life. That makes it all sound a bit serious… the importance and pleasure...
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A grateful resident presented me with a chocolate turkey, wrapped in beautiful multicolored foil. Then she looked around her room, reached over to her bedside table, and...
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My little Stuart has a bleeding heart. He is unusually quick, I think, to identify a person or an action as being unfair or unkind and to want to right...
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Sometimes hype is justified, Kind of Blue earns its reputation with every listen.
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Christmas is a pretty big deal at my house. There’s nary a tradition I’ve heard that I don’t try to incorporate somewhere. I eat it up. But this year, we’re...
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Today, I indulged. I let my mind wander to one of my favorite fantasies. Do you want to join me? Be warned, it’s pretty damn sexy. Imagine – every time...
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Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, Smiles awake you when you rise; Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry, And I will sing a lullaby, Rock them, rock them, lullaby. Care is...
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Truffaut’s famous adaptation of the Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451 begins with a strange and stern voice-over against coloured close-ups of television aerials, in the place of credits. This innovative...
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As Marley disappears in a ghostly manner out the window, Scrooge looks out the window as he goes to close it…..
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Today’s post is written by ‘Saint Maybe’, a fabulous writer. Enjoy! Buddhism teaches that the origin of suffering is attachment. That was part of the epiphany of the bodhi tree....
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Some conservative religious communities build bonfires or try to get books banned from public libraries, Mormons censor themselves.
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You better watch out . . . He’s making a list, checking it twice, gonna find out Who’s naughty and nice. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, So...
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Or under the sea. Or the jungle… at least, not permanently.
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Happiness comes from within. It may be one of the most overused spiritual statements, and most of us would agree with it – despite evidence to the contrary. Seriously, what...
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Is the desire to be happy a human universal? Or is it just another one of those preferences that arise from the murky depths of some personalities? On its face...
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I’m not a movie critic, but I do see lots of movies. I’m not picky. I’ll see a “chick flick” that’s full of clichés and predictable plots. I don’t need...
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We (and our children) have had to learn to be gracious guests at both cockroach infested decrepit apartments and mansions where we are served by The Help.
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We’ve had a few discussions here at Doves & Serpents about fear. Mel wrote about the dangers of playing it safe, Matt wrote about the simultaneous worship and fear of...
