What’s happening to our planet? Every day another disaster – storms, floods, hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, wildfires, volcanoes, excessive heat, droughts – a kind of climate terrorism. Such a terrible litany. Stress […]
Author Archives: Charles Wilkinson
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Charles Wilkinson: The power of language
A friend asked recently, “What’s more powerful, the spoken or the written word?” Not a simple question to answer these days, but it got me thinking about language itself and […]
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Charles Wilkinson: Sunrise, sunset
Another Monday. The sun peeked over the horizon, stretching its reach across a yawning vista. Grays blushed crimson as the sky blinked awake. Another Monday indeed. But something was amiss […]
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Charles Wilkinson: One man’s mind
The question stopped me cold, blindsiding me and sending me deep into my self. “So, how does it work for you, Charlie, this God stuff?” I wanted to reply, “Just […]
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Charles Wilkinson: E Pluribus…What?
A few issues back, I wrote a piece I can’t let go of. It was about the pandemic and its impact upon our nation. I had written of two Achilles’ […]
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Charles Wilkinson: Evolution and Erosion
For the past few years the fact of evolution has taken up permanent residence in my mind. I have been surprised by how the concept has altered my perceptions of […]
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Charles Wilkinson: Mindfulness and memory
When I stop to think about the who and why of me, I feel the need for honesty, humility and gratitude for every moment of my being. All of them […]
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Charles Wilkinson: Peace, within and all about – a meditation
When I feel turmoil deep within I tryTo understand the source of my uneaseEspecially when I feel the need to cry,To turn my pain to prayer on pleading knees. Life […]
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Charles Wilkinson: Never not the last word
Never say “never” and those who know me say I am never at a loss for words. But there comes a time when the never I shouldn’t say needs to […]
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Charles Wilkinson: Way back when
I do not believe in living with regrets, or with the miseries of “What if’s” or “If only’s.” At my age I’m too busy being grateful for being here. But […]