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Quotations: Part Eleven

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Dave Small — 2 Comments

I’ve been sharing quotations on Facebook and then recapping on this blog. These quotations typically come from my own reading/learning/listening and therefore have significant meaning in my life (or at least to a life I aspire to). . We tend…

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Quotations: Part Ten

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Dave Small — Leave a comment

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Quotations: Part Seven

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Dave Small — 2 Comments

I’ve been sharing quotations on Facebook and recapping on this blog. These quotations typically come from my own reading/learning/listening and therefore have significant meaning in my life (or at least to a life I aspire to). . “Sometimes birds return…

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Eight People I Would Like to Have Lunch With

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Dave Small — 3 Comments

Over the past several months, I’ve reflected on some of the people, currently alive, who have greatly influenced my life (outside of family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers). I’m talking about people, I don’t know, but I’ve invited into my life…

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Spiritual Guides and Independent Thinking

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Dave Small — 2 Comments

If I’d lived my life by what others were thinkin’, the heart inside me would’ve died.But I was just too stubborn to ever be governed by enforced insanity,Someone had to reach for the risin’ starI guess it was up to…

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