WORDS OF WISDOM: The Power of Collective Silence
By Neal Lemery I found myself at a local café, having a late breakfast, with about a dozen other community members who had the same idea. At a nearby table, […]
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WORDS OF WISDOM: Planting Seeds
by Neal Lemery “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you may reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” — Robert Louis Stevenson Spring can be such a time […]
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WORDS OF WISDOM: Towards More Community Solutions and Healing
by Neal Lemery We live in challenging times, but we have always wrestled with difficult problems that defy easy solutions. This work often involves difficult and often divisive conversations and […]
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The Unexpected Conversation
by Neal Lemery One of the often uncelebrated benefits of living in a small town are the seemingly random and unplanned conversations that occur at the grocery store or the […]
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WORDS OF WISDOM: Our Differences and the Coming Change
By Neal Lemery We are emerging into new times, new opportunities. How are we going to take advantage of all of the possibilities? The end of the pandemic restrictions is […]
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WORDS OF WISDOM: The Old Hay Fork
By Neal Lemery It was always in the barn, by the loose hay that Grandpa had tossed down from the hay mow, the bales breaking open, one by one, on […]
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WORDS OF WISDOM: Pruning Time
By Neal Lemery The recent sunny weather gave me good reasons to get outside and start my early spring pruning chores. That work includes a lot of social and personal […]
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WORDS OF WISDOM: Reaching Out — One to One
EDITOR’S NOTE: I treasure my friendship with Neal, and as his email landed in my inbox today, starting out with “We seem to be on the same wavelength recently.” I […]
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WORDS OF WISDOM: Filling Up the New Calendar
By Neal Lemery The new calendar on the wall is fresh and clean. So far, there are only a few events are there. It is a fresh start to a […]
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WORDS OF WISDOM: Simple Gifts
by Neal Lemery The holidays are upon us, with the usual seasonal barrage of promotions, sales, Black Friday, and an e-mail inbox overflowing with all of those special deals. Bargains […]
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