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I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I have to go. (Roethke)
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Though the scientific principle was not entirely clear, the master was informed that if everyone on the estate jumped at the same time, this would erect a powerful shield of immunity. So far he had recruited 12 hearty volunteers. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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St Seraphim of Sarov (d 1833), a Russian monk, became a hermit in the woods, served as a spiritual teacher to inquiring lay people, whom he addressed as “My joys.” His purified humanity was charged with supernatural charity. Animals, including bears, felt no fear in his presence.
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The master had an intriguing idea to share with his manservant. “Mikhail,” he said, “I was thinking it would be fun to exchange jobs for a day. You could be the master and I would pretend to be your servant. Perhaps in two weeks or maybe three.” #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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The master didn’t trust a man who washed his hands too frequently. He felt it was almost a confession of weakness or guilt. “Why should I wash my hands if I haven’t done anything wrong?” he asked. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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When someone told her to “hold her temper” she said “I hold more temper in one minute than you will in your entire life.”
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For his New Year’s resolution the master would try to show more interest in the opinions of others. So, after firing his grandson, he asked him, “How am I doing?” #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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Like Dorothy Day, I am inconsistent in keeping my resolutions, but at least she set a higher bar than cutting back on donuts.
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The last day of the year is the FD of St Melania (the Younger, not to be confused with her grandmother St Melania the Elder or any other Melania). One of the great women of the early church, she persuaded her husband to free 8000 slaves and give all their property to the poor.
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Raphael Warnock’s Georgia critics don’t understand Black churches washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
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Now that he was registered as a minister in his own religion, the Holy Church of Greatness, the master could bestow pardons on his friends and anathemas on his enemies. Best of all, he could declare his house a sanctuary beyond the reach of the law. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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