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Why Things Are This Way
A Simple Reflection On Our Situation Some people are saying this is “the end of days” as prophesied in the bible. I don’t believe it, but...
David Gittlin
Apr 4, 20202 min read
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Where Is My Playground?
Where is my playground now? I want to romp in sunlit fields. Like I did when I was younger. But there are no open fields now like there...
David Gittlin
Mar 30, 20201 min read
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Becoming a Human Light Bulb
Light bulbs, by definition, radiate light. I’m told that we humans are essentially comprised of light. So, it follows that I (we) are...
David Gittlin
Mar 12, 20202 min read
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Remembering a Special Loved One
My mother-in-law, Muriel Erens, was a simple woman. She died last week at the age of ninety-three. We called her Merel. Merel was special...
David Gittlin
Mar 3, 20202 min read
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Letting Go to Let Something Better In
The Easiest and the Hardest Step in Breaking Out of Old Patterns It’s one of the most frightening passages life confronts us with. What...
David Gittlin
Nov 22, 20193 min read
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Chart Your Course to a Better Life
The Enchanted Forest of Childhood There was a wooded lot two houses down from my home in the neighborhood where I grew up. We called it,...
David Gittlin
Nov 17, 20194 min read
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Living from the Inside Out
This is a guest blog from a Swedish man who writes under the pen name, Fomtriok. I find his writing to be profound and insightful, even...
David Gittlin
Oct 22, 20193 min read
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Awakening of the Heart
“The Sun in Your Heart is Rising.” Saniel Bonder I’ve been working towards a spiritual awakening for most of my adult life, and it seems ...
David Gittlin
Sep 18, 20192 min read
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I Sing the Body Ecstatic
Here is a vision of my future self and a vision for anyone else who desires to achieve something along these lines: It is not just...
David Gittlin
Aug 30, 20192 min read
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The Field of Dreams
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw There is a child in me that wants...
David Gittlin
Aug 26, 20191 min read
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The Divine Seed
Something is prompting me to write this, even though I’m far from an expert on the subject. I’m writing about an inkling. This...
David Gittlin
Aug 20, 20192 min read
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Innate Goodness
There’s a lot of stuff happening in the world that is bad—really bad. We know this, and we tend to focus on the bad stuff. So, I’m...
David Gittlin
Aug 15, 20193 min read
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Something Different This Way Comes*
A year after writing Scarlet Ambrosia, I see the story through a different pair of eyes. At the core of the novel is a young man’s...
David Gittlin
Dec 24, 20141 min read
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The Ultimate Goal
The question is, how can I make the best use of my time? I’ll bet you’ve asked yourself that question a few times. It used to come up for...
David Gittlin
Oct 24, 20142 min read
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American Airlines Odyssey
I arrived at Chicago O’Hare International Airport feeling relaxed and in good spirits after a weekend seminar held in the small town of...
David Gittlin
May 9, 20145 min read
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Silver Sunsets
“The last shall be first.” When the horses reached the quarter pole, just before turning for home, Silver Sunsets galloped contentedly,...
David Gittlin
Aug 11, 20121 min read
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