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Some Work Thoughts on Labor Day

by: Steve Watkins In: journal, life, writing on: September 2, 2019

  •There is nothing worse than waking up each morning dreading where you're about to go and spend time for the next eight hours. It's not likely that …

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I Am a Christian: A Confession and 15 Personal Principles

by: Steve Watkins In: Faith, journal, life on: January 22, 2017

(Note: This list of principles isn't something I sit around and study, pour over daily, or even consciously consider, but rather an articulation of words …

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I Am a Christian: A Confession and 15 Personal Principles

by: Steve Watkins In: Faith, journal, life on: January 22, 2017

(Note: This list of principles isn't something I sit around and study, pour over daily, or even consciously consider, but rather an articulation of words …

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2016: My Year-End Review (Part 3 of 4)

by: Steve Watkins In: journal, life, opinion, writing on: December 29, 2016

(Blogger's Note: This is the third in a series of posts reflecting on 2016, and looking ahead to challenges in the new year. Tomorrow in the final post, I'll …

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2016: My Year-End Review (Part 1 of 4)

by: Steve Watkins In: journal, life, writing on: December 27, 2016

(Blogger's Note:  This is the first in a series of reflections on 2016. Today's post recounts some personal milestones. Tomorrow will highlight some big-picture …

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A Note a Day: 365 Days That Aren’t About Me

by: Steve Watkins In: journal, life, writing on: December 7, 2016

I spent two hours writing an entirely different blog post offering a detailed explanation about why I decided to take on a new daily blog. Then I threw it away. …

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I’m 50: And No Longer Untested

by: Steve Watkins In: journal, life, writing on: February 10, 2016

50. Two score and 10. Half a century. L. However you phrase it, I become all those things today, and it's nice to have this one day, when you stand ON TOP of …

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Decency Personified

by: Steve Watkins In: Friends, journal, life on: January 8, 2016

I was mostly quiet yesterday. I simply couldn't speak. I'd pulled into the parking lot and was just about to run into the grocery store for a few errands when …

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2015: Rejecting Invictus

by: Steve Watkins In: Faith, journal, life on: December 31, 2015

I wanted to learn about myself this year, and so I did. And I don't regret the time I spent in doing so. After 49 years and change you'd really think a man …

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Two Lists of 10: New Post-Camino Commitments to Myself

by: Steve Watkins In: journal, life, Truth, writing on: December 7, 2015

“Do you know why people are prone to make such foolish moral decisions? Because something always whispers to us that our situations are unique: Nobody has ever …

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Post Camino: What Now???

by: Steve Watkins In: journal, life, Stories, Travel, writing on: December 5, 2015

  Home (T +2 days). 3:30 a.m., and my body still thinks it's 10:30 a.m. and time to stop for a papa tortilla and a cold San Miguel. Oh the humanity. …

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The Truth About Her. This One.

by: Steve Watkins In: Family, journal, life, Marriage on: October 17, 2015

"A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. She brings him …

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Video Journal #1 T-21 Days

by: Steve Watkins In: Christianity, Faith, journal, life, Travel on: October 5, 2015

This is my first video journal recorded last week, and published via Facebook that day. Just wanted to get it on the blog for the archives. I'll produce a …

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The Truth About What You Hallow

by: Steve Watkins In: Christianity, journal, life, Prayers, Truth, writing on: October 4, 2015

(Blogger's Note: I'll create a second video journal tomorrow about preparing for pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. It will be published here on the blog, …

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The Truth About Solvitur Ambulando

by: Steve Watkins In: Christianity, Faith, journal, life, Truth on: September 26, 2015

It's a phrase I'd never heard until just a few months ago. Solvitur ambulando. A well-read and accomplished friend who's already thru-conquered the Appalachian …

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The Truth About Hearing That Voice

by: Steve Watkins In: Christianity, Faith, journal, life, Travel, Truth on: September 24, 2015

(Blogger's Note: Perhaps it's an appropriate moment to share just a word about my writing philosophy, especially what I write here on the blog.  I don't aspire …

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The Truth About Two Kinds of Wilderness

by: Steve Watkins In: adventure, Faith, journal, life, Truth on: September 14, 2015

I loved the wilderness as a kid. May be even more drawn to it as an adult. My father's love for duck hunting ensured I spent my fair share of time in …

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The Truth about Walking by Faith

by: Steve Watkins In: Christianity, journal, life, Truth, writing on: September 9, 2015

    I spent the first 45 years of my life literally drowning. Driven by a fear of failure, I was drowning in control issues, constantly working …

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Surveying Our Junk Drawer

by: Steve Watkins In: Home, humor, journal, life, writing on: September 17, 2013

It looks innocent enough, its facade identical to all the others, appearing perfect in both form and function. Few, very few, know its secrets, for they are …

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A Birthday Gift to Myself: The Way of St. James

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", culture, Faith, journal, life, writing on: February 10, 2013

“I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.”  ~ Herman Melville February 10, 2013. My 47th birthday. Oh, the humanity. I've almost always …

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