Category Archives: Relationships

The Sum of Years

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Doc Arnett

In the long hours of darkness,
when the tender tends to harden in me,
I find myself closing off the path to closeness,
consoling myself with the ghosts of loneliness. Continue reading →

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Heart Control Measures

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Everything devoted to anything
except the root cause of a thing,
is a waste of time,
an illusion of action.
Continue reading →

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Good Gifts

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Randa and I have joined four of my kids and their families for a Christmas get-together at the oldest son’s house near Clarkesville, Tennessee. Continue reading →

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Silent Son

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Doc Arnett

You knew as soon as she told you
about the cramps,
the spotting,
the pain of brokenness
below her belly,
that something was wrong.
Continue reading →

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Winter Invocation

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Doc Arnett

May the beauty of a rising sun
reflected in the thin edges
of a long low cloud just above the ridge
brighten your smile this morning. Continue reading →

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Trial and Error

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Too much time
put into a thing
reaching for perfection
can become a reproach. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Teaching, Work | Tagged acceptance, effort, limitations, perfection, perfectionism, perfectionist, philosophy, results, surrender | 2 Comments

A Good Example

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Doc Arnett

While I didn’t expect the response to rival that of an invitation to Worlds of Fun or a new PlayStation, I thought there was a chance one of the four grandkids might show a tweak of interest in riding along with me to Saint Joseph Continue reading →

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Tilting the Kaleidoscope

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I think that in much of our lives, we often and only see others in a particular role that comes to define them in our minds: Continue reading →

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Better Light

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Many days begin like this with us believing there is more beyond the walls and windows of our lives than what we can immediately see. Continue reading →

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Other Shoes

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Doc Arnett

We stood looking at the course before the start of the race, wondering why no one was running up the long steep hill just out of the gate. Continue reading →

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