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Human Experience

A human experience is why we have come to this world. We came here to deal with the messy emotions and to experience the struggle. We did not come here to be perfect.

Human beings, unlike other species, have a conscious awareness of their own mortality. Our human experience covers the mental, emotional, spiritual and physical characteristics of human life.

Humans are aware of the irony that they are both brilliant and aberrant, sensitive and savage, exquisitely caring and painfully indifferent, remarkably creative and incredibly destructive to self and others.

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Learning to Understand Others Means Tolerance

July 6, 2020June 27, 2024 By Rev. Colleen Irwin

It is scary that so few people take the time to truly understand someone else and their beliefs. Instead of tolerance there is judgement, hate and a division among people.

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Colleen’s Golden Chicken

June 28, 2020August 28, 2021 By Rev. Colleen Irwin

I make Golden Chicken often in the winter for George and myself. Since we both drink rarely, I have gotten into a habit

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When Father’s Day is a Struggle

June 21, 2020August 28, 2021 By Rev. Colleen Irwin

Not everyone will be buying gifts for Father’s Day. Not everyone looks forward to this day set aside to honor our fathers. In

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George Orwell Wisdom for Today

June 8, 2020August 28, 2021 By Rev. Colleen Irwin

This post about thoughts from George Orwell was originally posted on June 11, 2016, I think it resonates with the times we are

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Hand Binding Ceremony

May 19, 2020August 28, 2021 By Rev. Colleen Irwin

Several cultures have a tradition of binding hands in a marriage ceremony. I have seen hand binding done many times and have modified

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Surgery during a Pandemic

May 8, 2020August 28, 2021 By Rev. Colleen Irwin

Surgery? During a pandemic? Crazy, right? Yet that is exactly what is happening with me today! Life is slowly off pause and onto the road to a new normal.

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Career Shift

May 1, 2020August 28, 2021 By Rev. Colleen Irwin

Originally written on October 19, 2016, this is still true today. I am still evolving, yet a little calmer in finding what is

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The Pandemic Waiting Game

April 17, 2020August 28, 2021 By Rev. Colleen Irwin

This is an unprecedented time in history and it can be scary. You can either live in fear or have faith that it will all work out in the end. I choose faith. How about you?