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Facing our biggest fears
(my recent ride in a hot air balloon)
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Ben Talley
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Why doing good makes us feel good
Most of us think that when we do good deeds toward others, we are being totally unselfish. Noble. Altruistic. Generous. And. Maybe we are. Well, to an…
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Ben Talley
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What do you see?
It began with a simple homework assignment; I told my students to watch the night time sky. I was doing my student teaching at the old Douglass…
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Ben Talley
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A lady in aid of a stranger
Coming off Grandfather Mountain at dusk while hiking a couple of years back, I decided to take a short cut down. But, alas, it was not a short cut. I…
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Ben Talley
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Scaring children in a good way
Children soooo very much love to be scared. Yep, they truly do. Ask most any appropriately-aged child if they’d like to hear a scary story. Almost all…
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Ben Talley
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Levi's Legacy
(handling the loss of a young child)
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Ben Talley
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Bristol's Big T (Terry Harrison); a beautiful soul
“Blessed are the poor in spirit.” By reading this brief edition of my column, my friends, my hopes are that you will join me in numbering among those…
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Ben Talley
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