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Temecula

Tim Riter March 28, 2022

Some mornings, the sun instantly brightens the sky. And some gloomy mornings merely become more dreary. Yet on others, the midday sun blasts through the clouds and haze and fog. Why do our emotions seem to follow the amount of sunlight? I discovered that our current hometown of Temecula provides a metaphor that might help here…

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In Poetry Tags Temecula, Fog, Clouds, Darkness, Sun, Busyness, Cares, Failures, Christian LIving, Spiritual Formation
Cave Campground, Hat Creek

Cave Campground, Hat Creek

Chill a Bit

Tim Riter January 1, 2018

Busyness has invaded our lives. Or, maybe we’ve opened the door, widely, in pursuit of wealth and success and leisure and affirmation of our worth. A news article recently wrote that 70% of all workers average less than 8 hours of sleep each night, and with that, productivity drops. Those of us in Southern California especially deal with this, but the problem touches all of America. I’m no exception—even in retirement I have a multitude of projects on the list. I almost wonder what I’ll do when the list gets completed. That’s part of the reason ...

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In Happenings Tags Busyness, Stress, Sleep, Listening to God, spiritual formation, Post Christian
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A bit of an unreconstructed Jesus freak. Almost old enough to have known him when he walked this world. About 27 on the inside. Investing his life in university and teen students. Inveterate cross country motorcycle rider. Nature lover. Entranced with the power of written and spoken words. Still learning.

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