Category Archives: Spirituality

Reverb11: Self-Forgiveness

What one thing do you need to forgive yourself for this year? Well, damn. Who would have guessed that I would have answered this prompt in my response to a previous prompt? Yet I have. Of course, if I had any notion that the subject of forgiveness would be revisited during Reverb, especially as it …

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Reverb11: Memorable Gifts

What is the most memorable gift you have ever received? How appropriate and yet open-ended a prompt for Christmas Day. So many answers, depending on the criteria used. Even just within the boundaries of “memorable” lie all kinds of definitions, yielding any number of possible answers. Some years you get exactly something you had on your list. Sometimes …

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Reverb11: Somebody Has To Say It

Somebody has to say it… The prompt for today came with the suggestion that it be just one sentence. So, here is mine, which I find appropriate for Christmas Eve: Some of the most Christ-like people , now and throughout history, have not been Christians. Enjoy your visions of sugar plums tonight, my friends.

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Reverb11: Friendship

What kind of friend were you in 2011? What kind of friend do you want to be in 2012? It is hard to determine what kind of friend I was in 2011, exactly. You would probably have to consult my friends for their take on this question. I assume, as far as quality is concerned, …

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Reverb11: Acts of Generosity

Tell us about a time this year that you were moved by the generosity of another. Would it be selfish or lack creativity to answer this prompt by mentioning my own friends and myself? If so, I may have to live with the label, because without a doubt, it is generous actions of about a …

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