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The Love of My Life
When Jim Brickman began taking piano lessons at the age of five, his first teacher reported to the boy’s parents that he showed little...
David Gittlin
Apr 7, 20221 min read
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An Unfinished Life
“I live for a sense of a feeling of purposefulness in this world, you know, that I could stop my life at any point and feel that my life...
David Gittlin
Jul 11, 20212 min read
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The First Day of Forever
This is the prologue to the new edition of “Three Days to Darkness.” I’ve extensively rewritten the original novel (first published in...
David Gittlin
Jun 20, 20213 min read
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Through Her Music
I choose to wander in sunlight to avoid the riptide of darkness threatening to engulf our world. I prefer to see and hear beauty. I...
David Gittlin
Feb 9, 20211 min read
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What’s At The Bottom Of The Staircase ?
Six years ago, I attended a seminar presented by Saniel Bonder titled “The Sun in Your Heart is Rising–Activating Your Embodied...
David Gittlin
Dec 22, 20203 min read
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Towards an Unshakable Foundation of Peace
Waiting for a connecting flight from San Francisco on my way home to Fort Lauderdale, I look around me at the faces of my fellow early...
David Gittlin
May 19, 20203 min read
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Break Open the Sky
Let the sky break open and burn a deep azure blue. Let the ripening fields explode in the warmth of the shimmering sun. Let God fall down...
David Gittlin
May 11, 20201 min read
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Serenity
To experience serenity, I think of the word “see.” To feel serene, I remember that a wise person sees the big picture. From this...
David Gittlin
Apr 27, 20201 min read
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What Now?
I’m losing my shit with cabin fever and the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus. I call out to God, “What do I do now?” “God answers,...
David Gittlin
Apr 9, 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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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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