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Susan O'Dell, Ph.D.

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Susan O'Dell

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Blessing When The World is Ending

October 19, 2023 SOBVKJHL9876

Look, the world is always ending somewhere. Somewhere the sun has come crashing down. Somewhere it has gone completely dark. Somewhere it has ended with the gun, a knife, the fist. Somewhere it has ended ...read more

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Watch Your Thoughts

August 2, 2022 SOBVKJHL9876

"Carefully watch you thoughts, for they become your words. Manage and watch your words, for they will become your actions. Consider and judge your actions, for they have become your habits. Acknowledge and watch ...read more

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Hymn for the Hurting

May 31, 2022 SOBVKJHL9876

Everything hurts, Our hearts are shadowed and strange, Minds made muddied and mute. We carry tragedy, terrifying and true. And yet none of it is new; We knew it as home. As horror, As heritage. Even our ...read more

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Note to Self:

September 18, 2020 SOBVKJHL9876

If you want to be sad, live in the past; If you want to be anxious, live in the future; If you want to be peaceful, live in the present...even now. ...read more

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Intersections and Crossings

October 21, 2019 SOBVKJHL9876

When does the end become the beginning the finite become infinite the forsaken become the found the fear become the peace the burden become the release the worn become the restored the sorrow become the ...read more

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Take a Moment to Embrace Hope

December 22, 2017 SOBVKJHL9876

Wish for Now Take a moment to embrace hope, to seek harmony amid the noise, and to let your passion drive you forward. --Harris Theater, Chicago ...read more

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There are no promises

July 10, 2017 SOBVKJHL9876

When we are in training in the art of peace, we are not given any promises that because of our noble intentions, everything will be okay. In fact, there are no promises of fruition at all. Instead, we are ...read more

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In these times

May 16, 2017 SOBVKJHL9876

In these times: Before you assume…. Learn the facts.   Before you judge…. Understand why.   Before you hurt someone…. Feel.   Before you speak… Think.   ...read more

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EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF FASCISM

February 6, 2017 SOBVKJHL9876

The Holocaust Museum--2017 **POWERFUL AND CONTINUING NATIONALISM**   **DISDAIN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS**   **IDENTIFICATION OF ENEMIES AS A UNIFYING CAUSE**   **SUPREMACY OF THE MILITARY**   **RAMPANT ...read more

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Echoing the Sounds of Silence

January 2, 2017 SOBVKJHL9876

“People are no longer talking to each other; they’re just occupying their different spheres.” ~~President Barack Obama, November 30, 2016   I know this. I feel it. I see it. I’m at a favorite ...read more

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Blog: Down to Earth Musings

  • Blessing When The World is Ending October 19, 2023
  • Watch Your Thoughts August 2, 2022
  • Hymn for the Hurting May 31, 2022
  • Note to Self: September 18, 2020
  • Intersections and Crossings October 21, 2019

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