A Spiritual Journey

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 I’m not sure another woman would have put up with me for fifty years.  But today I am thankful for friends and family.  It has been a long journey for 31 years.  There are a lot of milestones I can mark this morning.  None more important than 50 years of marriage.  But perhaps it’s my spirituality that  most keeps my life together.  Without it I’m not even sure I would be alive today.  

It has given me a personality that kept my wife in my life.  I’m not so sure without it what kind of person I would be, if indeed I was still alive.  My Spirituality is my life blood.  It is what keeps me connected to the world.  It is my life force if you want me to be succinct about it.  

I really can’t describe it in any other way.  It is what connects me to others.  It often tells me to be quiet when I wish to speak.  It keeps me calm in all situations.  It makes me accept all things as they are.  There are no regrets in my Spirituality.  I know that I will never commit the ultimate sin.  I don’t await death, but the arrival of a new beginning.  

It keeps me calm in all situations.  It gives me hope no matter what I see or hear.  It is my life blood.  I can’t describe it any other way.  My pipe is a part of my Spirituality.  It adds to my relationship and Peace.  This morning my pipe is my Angel pipe because it is Sunday and my tobacco is my Yale Mixture.  My coffee this morning is Stumptown Homestead coffee.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave 

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