Opinion

Clements: Sand and dirt

Since she was a little baby girl, she had loved the sand and dirt. Her mom would take her out of the stroller and sit her on the ground. There was nothing she loved better than digging her toes into the deep, dark earth and letting the dirt run through her fingers.

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Green: Thorns and roses

This morning, I’m sitting on my gazebo on my new-to-me, Facebook-Marketplace-purchased furniture, sipping my coffee and enjoying the birdsong. To my left and right are a pair of still-blooming rosebushes. Though I’ve had them for several years now, their blooms never fail to surprise me with their beauty.

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Clements: The heart of a warrior

Stress could easily be expressed as anxiety, fear, pressure, or worry over something in your life. In my own life, dread and stress are synonymous. Things I dread, worry about, or hate doing tend to add stress to my life. They tend to cause me to fret and or get out of sorts.

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