Carl Lance

Love Is Painful

     Only the people you really love can really hurt you.  I’m not talking about your first crush and broken heart, but that is heading in the right direction.  How can someone hurt you if you don’t care about them?  When I was growing up, my love was shallow and so was the pain of […]

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Do Not Be Afraid

     The aftermath of a horrific bombing in Manchester was still in the news when another terrorist attack occurred in London.  These happened in “safe” parts of the world.  Statistically these areas are safe, with strict gun laws, CCTV, effective Police forces and stable governments.  Terrorists have been able to carry out attacks again and

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A Witness

     I commented on a Facebook post the other day and was immediately attacked by several people.  I encountered that trouble on a page for foreigners married to Filipinas with over 5000 members.  I wasn’t surprised that some disagreed with me, but their comments were harsher than expected.  Some of the attackers claimed to be

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Why Live There?

     As I heard of another earthquake in Alaska, it made me wonder why people want to live there.  A major earthquake caused millions in damage and killed hundreds of people in 1964 and they have brutally cold winters.  Surely people could move to a place that doesn’t have earthquake threats and a milder climate. 

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