The wisdom of age
I celebrate my 67th birthday this month, and I’m telling everybody! How else am I sure to receive birthday wishes? Or a nice dinner and...
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David Horst
- Apr 18
Emergence of the spirit
I took a walk along the path that encircles Spaulding Pond in Mohegan Park one spring morning as clouds and drizzle came and went,...
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David Horst
- Mar 6
Friends near and far
Where does a good friendship begin? Friendship begins in many ways and different circumstances: Finding a common bond with someone with...
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David Horst
- Jan 29
Begin with intention
Every day when I wake up, I have some questions: What’s the weather doing? Who’s making the coffee? What’s for breakfast? Should the dog...
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David Horst
- Jan 6
Star of wonder
On this day of Epiphany when Christians commemorate the arrival of the star-following Magi to the child of light, we witness in awe the...
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David Horst
- Dec 11, 2021
Shadow and light
December and the end-of-the-year religious holidays are full of light and hope: We see the light in the ancient stories of the miracle of...
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David Horst
- Sep 17, 2021
Life between dogs
The death of my beloved greyhound Winston returned me to an emotional place I’ve visited many times before, having loved and lost many...
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David Horst
- Jun 22, 2021
Things I treasure
When I achieved Social Security retirement age last month (although I am definitely not retiring), I found myself asking meaning-of-life...
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David Horst
- May 20, 2021
A slow walk
“We have no destination and nothing to accomplish” is how I introduce my Saturday mindfulness walks in Norwich’s Mohegan Park. After some...
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David Horst
- Mar 13, 2021
Almost there?
Mile after excruciating mile, when the 65 mile-per-hour speed limit feels like 15, when everyone in the car is tired and hungry, when the...
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David Horst
- Feb 13, 2021
Religion, good and bad
As with all structures of power and authority, religion can be used for good or ill. With the rise of Christian nationalism and its...
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David Horst
- Jan 5, 2021
Why character matters
As we recover and heal from four years of an incompetent, corrupt, and cruel president and White House administration, we are urgently...
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David Horst
- Dec 14, 2020
From mourning to morning
I am waking up, waiting for the sunrise, wanting a new day to begin. After months of restless sleep and daily worry, I carry the...
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David Horst
- Nov 10, 2020
Touching democracy
I slit open the outer envelope, removed the inner envelope, verified a signature, opened the inner envelope, and removed the yellow...
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David Horst
- Oct 25, 2020
The truth about facts
Facts are necessary but not enough. Facts are immutable but do not answer every question. Facts represent reality but not the full truth...
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David Horst
- Oct 3, 2020
The turning
My favorite season draws me into a melancholy mood this year. Leaves fall steadily, going to ground, letting go of life in a blaze of...
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David Horst
- Sep 17, 2020
The heart's eye
The heart is the pulsing center of life and a metaphor for living. You and I cannot survive without its ceaseless beating, and we cannot...
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David Horst
- Sep 6, 2020
Between me and myself
The social and political polarization of our nation’s people are real and painful: Left and right, black and white, wealthy and...
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David Horst
- Aug 22, 2020
The order of things
The foghorn at the Mark Island Lighthouse sounds every 10 seconds, day and night, in good weather and bad, guiding boats....
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David Horst
- Aug 11, 2020
The persistence of beauty
On my dark days, all I see is the ugliness pervading everything from city streets to our nation’s capitol. I find litter, weeds, and...
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