Tag: five minute observations
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Who’s Enforcing It?
I’ve logged 300+ hours on I-55 and never once seen a trooper pull someone over for speeding. So, who’s actually enforcing the law out here? Here’s the honest answer — and why it still ticks me off.
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Two A.M. Drive
A tribute post full of reverence and no friction got me thinking about what faith actually looks like — and it isn’t the version with a banner and a crowd.
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Keys to Peace
Forgiveness isn’t a finish line. It’s a practice you keep performing especially when you keep running into the person who hurt you.
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Waving Her In
Respect is soft, quiet, and a glance. Consideration for others isn’t a generational gap. It’s discipline.
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Rose Festival 1990-Something
A bucket hat, a festival, and a version of himself he hasn’t thought about in years — here’s a memory that still fits.
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Two Ounces of Pride
Ten miles in, my legs gave out. A friend running past didn’t ask if I was okay — she just handed me what I needed. Two Ounces of Pride — a new story on Five Minute Observations.
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Take Care
A dead phone rang. A voice from the past — not because you’re ready, but because the number, for some reason, still works.
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Worth It
Rules. Alarms. White-knuckle willpower. That’s what we think discipline is. It’s not. The discipline that stays with you comes from somewhere else entirely.
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Acceptance
You either accept or quit. I had to accept I might never love again. Then I stopped fighting. This is the result.
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Different Lenses
Show up. It costs less than five minutes. Or maybe you get a cold shoulder, or a fabulous meal. Whatever you get, it’s always worth it to show up.
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Showing Up
Writing is a lonely business. Alissa knows. That’s why she pulled me toward the table. Because she knows me.
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Love Out Loud
There’s a phrase I keep hearing lately. It sounds generous. Open-handed. Every once in a while, it is.
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Always Half-Right
Three men standing in an aisle in the hardware store. A loudmouth who’s always right. One farmer speaks soft and knows more. Read it here. Five Minute Observations.
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It Can’t Rain All The Time
The sky opened up. I had ten minutes and no cover. Alissa was on her way. Her phone wasn’t.
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Conspiracy Theory #396: The Roundabouts
I am NOT a conspiracy theorist. But Jackson has a new roundabout, and I can’t remember what used to be there. Help me out.
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Conspiracy Theory #381: Cheetos Trucks
I’ve seen it more than once. More than twice. And now I have questions no one seems able to answer.
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First Date
“I don’t appreciate what you said about my friends today.” I had no idea what she meant. That would turn into my first date. Read how it all happened.
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Death of a Taste Bud — Listen to Me
California Pizza Kitchen. Barbeque chicken. Cauliflower crust. Way, way too hot! One bite. One bump on my tongue. And a whole essay about being unseen. New on Five Minute Observations.
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The Dragon Remembers
The dragon never fought. Never growled. Never breathed fire after the first few weeks being tethered to the chain. That was the hardest part for the Keeper to explain. The Dragon Remembers. Five Minute Observations.