Unexpected Present
By Paul Fetler My eyes alerted me to the red line emerging on the white plastic test. This feels no worse than a mild head cold. At least...
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pfetler13
- Jan 24
- 4 min
Found Heart
By Paul Fetler I gazed through the backseat window at the rectangular head, torso, and limbs made of soiled metal and wood. The lonely...
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pfetler13
- Oct 17, 2022
- 3 min
Hide and Seek
by Paul Fetler My spouse Willie and I lifted the metal lids of three plastic cat carriers. Bibi, Max and Boris’s paws touched our carpet...
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pfetler13
- Jul 26, 2022
- 3 min
The Light of Yoga
by Paul Fetler I glanced at the word Smile! I had written on the top of the lined paper. The same reminder was on top of each of the...
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pfetler13
- Jun 23, 2022
- 3 min
God’s Kids
by Paul Fetler There are periods that I have felt I am wearing layers of unresolved shame. During these moments, cloudy moods enter and...
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pfetler13
- May 9, 2022
- 3 min
Lost and Found
By Paul Fetler Suddenly dirty-grey clouds of thick smoke were oozing out of our gas heating vent. “There’s a fire!” a neighbor yelled...
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pfetler13
- Apr 13, 2022
- 3 min
Rooted in Spirit
By Paul Fetler I have never forgotten when I first read Swami Kriyananda’s book, The Path, the story about when his master Paramhansa...
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pfetler13
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
The Nearest Temple
By Paul Fetler Breezes of peaceful energy, like I never had felt before doing physical exercise, wisped through my nervous system. As I...
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pfetler13
- Apr 4, 2022
- 3 min
Powered by Grace
By Paul Fetler I have often experienced periods that feel like an uphill battle while meditating. I may be distracted by an outside life...
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pfetler13
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Clearer Reception
By Paul Fetler Forcefully, a paw will unexpectedly pat one of my legs, back, forearms, hands, sometimes with affectionate kicking to...
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pfetler13
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Divine Nature in the City
By Paul Fetler I felt like was stuck inside someone’s living science fiction novel with pages that were forcefully scratched, erased,...
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pfetler13
- Apr 4, 2022
- 3 min
Everywhere
By Paul Fetler I could smell the eucalyptus leaves swaying with the Bay breezes upon parking and getting out of the car. My spouse Willie...
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pfetler13
- Mar 28, 2022
- 2 min
Cleansing Waters
by Paul Fetler Although not religious, my mom often called Yosemite National Park “God’s Country” on family vacations. Viewing the iconic...
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pfetler13
- Mar 28, 2022
- 3 min
Leaving the Dock
by Paul Fetler Dad would have that spark in his eyes on certain weekends; the peninsula harbor, winds, and white caps were calling him....
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pfetler13
- Mar 28, 2022
- 3 min
Practical Guides
by Paul Fetler Recently I heard, seemingly by chance, a financial expert my spouse was listening to, using the Three Little Pigs fable to...
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