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Russell C. Smith's avatar

Thanks for this, David. Seeing the world on a bicycle is often a joy, and often an endurance test. I also appreciate the mention of Edward Abbey.

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Deborah Brasket's avatar

Lovely post. So true: Gratitude is the door through which we enter communion with others and see them as ourselves.

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David Deubelbeiss's avatar

Thanks. I want to explore and write about how gratitude and much else is a feature of our environment, the world we live in. Not just something we control through our thought and character/disposition. And our modern world, doesn't easily facilitate this. Just walk down Kensington St. in Philly or sit outside the 7-elevens in downtown L.V. like I did last year this time and you see how unconnected people are to the suffering around them. It's an invisible holocaust of our souls.

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