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A
Spiritual Autobiography
Annie Rigo
Somewhere during the four years of
high school, I had a strong sense inside of me that said I would
be a minister one day. At first, I realized the desire of so many
of my friends to talk about God and talk about problems, and just
be in open conversations about it. I didn't feel any pressure
to find out more about how to become a minister—I just left
an opening for God's Spirit.
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Writing Instructor
Dan Berthiaume
As a forty-second birthday resolution,
Ted had sworn off undergraduates. He had honored that pledge in
the two years since, until he met Rachel. |
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Gumuchian
Photography by Jon Heinrich
Derek Gumuchian sheds his dreds on the
first day of Spring. See the step-by-step transformation as Derek
reflects upon the symbolism, meaning, and motivation for the makeover. |
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Lock-less
Gumuchian
At Sunrise on the
First Day of Spring
Derek Gumuchian
Photography
by
Jon Heinrich
Published
3/31/05
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 And
that is why I had to cut my hair.
During those four years,
I learned about things that draw me now more strongly
than anything before.
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 I
cannot afford to make diluted progress on my path as I had.
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 Searching.
Once I considered the self found,
My hair became a relic of a bygone era.
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 A
beautiful, free era in my life during which I rooted myself in peace
and balance.
I am still.
I have found balance with progress.
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 I
have remained flexible and strong.
I am not as I was, but cleaner, smoother, more
aware.
I love myself.
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 My
hair was between my mind and the world.
It protected me and buffered the space between
people’s opinions and my ears.
So I cut it. |
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