Category Archives: Letting Go

Looking for Life After Loss-Chapter Seven

Posted on November 7, 2025 by richrockwood

The next day was Friday, the day of the luau. Ray, by then had some idea of what to expect, but hoped it would be more than dinner and a show. He and Wes had talked about women and Ray … Continue reading →

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Looking for Life After Loss-Chapter Six

Posted on October 31, 2025 by richrockwood

After finishing their food and drinks, Wes stood up and Ray slowly joined him. Wes paid their bill. They walked to Wes’ car and got in. The Dreamland Motel was only a mile from the airport which didn’t give them … Continue reading →

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Looking for Life After Loss-Chapter Five

Posted on October 25, 2025 by richrockwood

The next morning, getting out of bed at his usual 6:30 a.m., he took off his pajamas and stepped into the shower. As he washed himself he started humming a melody which he couldn’t identify or remember humming in a … Continue reading →

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“It’s Just Not Fair”

Posted on April 14, 2025 by richrockwood

      How many of us, having suffered for something we didn’t do or subjected to a gross mistreatment we didn’t deserve, have ever said “It’s just not fair?” I confess that I have thought or said it more … Continue reading →

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A Universal Point of View?

Posted on March 5, 2025 by richrockwood

We each have our individual point of view which is of course limited by only what we see. Wouldn’t it wonderful if we could see things from a universal point of view…like God has? “Vantage Point” was a 2008 American … Continue reading →

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The Right Kind of Faith Makes Life Easier

Posted on February 11, 2025 by richrockwood

I have been walking the road of faith since May of 1977. Prior to that, I was walking a road which I thought was faith, but actually was quite off the mark. Growing up in church, I accepted its set … Continue reading →

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Living the Ideal in the Real World

Posted on January 8, 2025 by richrockwood

In my life, there has been one large, painful lesson to learn. A problem appears when something in life affects me in a manner that does not match my ideal. Starting at an early age, I was taught to be … Continue reading →

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Shower the People You Love with Love

Posted on December 23, 2024 by richrockwood

I did not realize it at the time, but when I kissed my wife Inga good-bye that morning in 2006, I would never see her alive again. She was on the way to compete with other Bridge players. I had … Continue reading →

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Snake Wrapped Around a Staff

Posted on August 16, 2023 by richrockwood

A reader of my blog posts asked if a serpent wrapped around a staff in a doctor’s office is related to the ancient healing practice used by Moses for everyone bitten by serpents. “Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and … Continue reading →

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Cross/Crucifix

Posted on August 2, 2023 by richrockwood

“The cross is one of the oldest and most universal of all symbols [for Christians]. It is, of course, the perfect symbol of Christ because of his sacrifice upon the cross. In a broader sense, however, the cross has become the … Continue reading →

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