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New to Five Minute Observations? Welcome. I’m Joe Class III, and I write stories and essays about what I notice, the encounters that reveal something true, and the moments that stick with you after they’re gone. If you’re just getting started, these three pieces will give you a sense of what this space is about:…
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Trust is something given out when we see consistency in people who show up when it costs them something. Some call that guarded. We’re learning to call it wisdom. Learning what holds.
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If you’ve ever caught yourself excusing behavior from your side that you’d condemn from the other, this 5-minute parable is for you. Fair warning: it doesn’t pick sides. And it doesn’t let anyone off the hook.
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The post showed up in my feed wrapped in Saturday night memories. HeeHaw. Family gathered around the TV. The doctor’s simple advice that always got a laugh. Then came the punch about ICE protests, and my fingers moved toward the keyboard. That’s when I recognized what was happening.
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The afternoon sun hit her face. Keys in hand, she did the math. Rent in nine days. Electric past due. Javier needed new shoes. Not wanted. Needed. Forty-three dollars in checking. Then she saw it.
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Once, a long time ago, I had a friend. He was someone who I knew didn’t agree with me on, well, pretty much everything, including politics. He called me an idiot for believing the way I did, and it was people like me who made it harder for people like him to give away money,…
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He had fifteen minutes. That should be enough time.
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I wasn’t supposed to save him. Just see him.
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You’re invited to the party of a lifetime. At the door, someone hands you the gift of a lifetime. Do you accept it?
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Fifteen years divorced. Zero years married.
Stories. Enjoy!
