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Rising Over the Smoke

Cleanse ye your eyes, so that ye behold no man 
as different from yourselves…. 
See ye no strangers; rather see all men as friends, 
 
for love and unity come hard 
 when ye fix your gaze on otherness. ~Baha'i

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Transiting & lemon squeezing

July 9, 2016July 30, 2016 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ 1 Comment

Moving involves a fair amount of self re-creation and may bring into play the re-discovery of potentials we once glimpsed, only to let slip away. You think you are a country person, and here you are, by your own choice, in a city.  You used to roll your badass power wheelchair around quiet village streets, … Continue reading Transiting & lemon squeezing

Polio Blogs 4: Little brother and gifts

December 16, 2015February 24, 2016 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ Leave a comment

You can only wobble around hospital corridors, showing off your new skills with leg braces by kicking your popular young doctor in front of his peers, for so long. Children’s Hospital discharged me just before I was due to start first grade, at the age of six.  Oddly, I remember almost nothing about the event, … Continue reading Polio Blogs 4: Little brother and gifts

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