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A good part of that 3 hours staring up after Ashley had fallen fast asleep was spent dealing with an anxiety that had been common to Sid for most every Saturday evening of his life. The struggle was on. Sid knew that once his eyes closed to invite sleep into his life that when he next opened them that he would be on the verge of dealing with church again. Dealing with church was accurate as a description in Sid’s estimation. Almost always it started with Sid contemplating whether he had actua...

As a 5 year old, Sid always smiled, publicly and privately. Things came easy for him at school, so he tried where he saw fit. He was popular with the teachers and students. He had a mop of blonde hair and beautiful eyes which were deeper than the ocean and bluer than tears. Sid was relatively tall and slender. Despite his height, he was not physically imposing but he had a Sea Biscuit size heart that made him an omnipotent force to be reckoned with. His grammar school had no cafeteria so stud...

Ever since Sid spoke his first word, he had the urge to clam up. Ever since Sid spoke his first word, few people in the family, neighborhood, school and even at work called him Sid. His first word spoken became his lifelong nickname. He was almost two years old and hadn’t spoken. His parents were concerned, as good parents are apparently supposed to be, that he hadn’t spoken yet. Sid, however, remained detached as he simply had nothing to say. About a month before his second birthday, Sid pla...

When angry or frightened when nothing is said the energy field of that person is red. If someone is bumming and looking quite down the energy field of that person is brown. Look at a thoughtful, dynamic young fellow the energy field of that person is yellow. If excited and alive but not rhyming with orange the energy field of that person is orange. When you see someone loving or clearly serene the energy field of that person is green. You meet someone learning whose inspiring too the energy f...

I picked up the Bible looking for answers I read it and now I’ve got a few questions How did the religion become so exclusive? Why do the members cast stones at non-members? So I picked up the Gita looking for answers I read it and still am left with some questions How can the followers live without love? What could result in a war from that book? I kept reading more books that claimed to have answers And all I was finding was numerous questions Aren’t we all sort of in this together? When di...