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Raquel S. Pinder
Oct 3, 20225 min read
A Time to Gather Stones
Being gathered in today's terminology hardly refers to anything constructive. Its meaning, I'm sure, is contrary to what Sir Solomon may...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Sep 26, 20225 min read
A Time to Scatter Stones
An old proverb says, "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." I ain't gonna lie; I should never throw stones, seeing as...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Sep 20, 20228 min read
A Time to Dance
Dancing these days has been relegated to having Meg the Stallion knees and the uncanny ability to gyrate a single side of one's gluteus...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Sep 12, 20228 min read
A Time to Grieve
Ooooh, my Gawd, Solomon! Oh. My. God! (throws hands in the air and walks out) Sirrrr, didn't we just finish weeping? Now we gatta grieve...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Sep 5, 20227 min read
A Time to Laugh
Regardless of their outward appearance, being a funny dude is the' milkshake (jokes) that will forever bring all the girls to the yard....
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Raquel S. Pinder
Aug 29, 20225 min read
A Time to Weep
Unlike most folks, I get excited when I see the caption 'long post' alert. You get to learn so much about the person doing the posting....
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Raquel S. Pinder
Aug 22, 20225 min read
A Time to Build Up
Building—whether a house, an empire, a sand castle, a brand or even a bear, takes a concerted, almost deliberate effort to see it...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Aug 15, 20226 min read
A Time to Break Down
"I came in like a wrecking ball!" as bellowed by Evangelist Myley Cyrus, can describe many moments in our lives. I suppose when we read...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Aug 9, 20226 min read
A Time to Heal
Yes, it a true that it takes time to heal but know that 'time is NOT the healer! "Healing" should not be a bandaid that we use to mask...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Aug 2, 20226 min read
A Time to Kill
To hear the word 'kill' is off-putting. Actually, no, it's downright scary. Yet we've been so inundated with this word that we've become...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Jul 25, 20225 min read
A Time to Harvest
The word harvest immediately takes me back to primary school when we had to bring canned goods and produce from home to give to the less...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Jul 18, 20226 min read
A Time to Plant
There are things you do in your free time, and then there are things you free your time to do. I believe that planting is a hobby people...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Jul 11, 20229 min read
A Time to Die!
You can go ahead and release the tension in your chest, as this is not a piece where I'm focused on last wills and testaments. Well, I...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Jul 5, 20226 min read
A Time to be Born!
DISCLAIMER: This is not a Roe vs. Wade soap box! If you’re looking for controversy, this ain’t it! I could be off base here, but I think...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Jan 25, 20227 min read
Wise Fool
So I used to work in a call center back in the day and ended up quitting weeks shy of my fifth anniversary. Let me tell you, though,...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Jan 18, 20226 min read
Unconscious Awareness
The other day, I was in a coffee shop drinking my water, minding my business. And by the other day, I mean pre-pandemic, and by water, I...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Jan 11, 20226 min read
Comfortable Misery
I saw a homeless man sitting on the side of the road the other day. Next to him was perhaps everything he owned, covered by a tarp, in a...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Jan 4, 20227 min read
New Year, Same Ol 'G!
It feels like yesterday that I wrote about 'new year, new me season' that seems to descend upon us like the plagues of Egypt every 12...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Dec 14, 20214 min read
Scrooge McGrinch-erson
Captains Log—day eleventeen million, three hundred-thousand and sixty-five—this pandemic has officially become the cousin who can’t take...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Dec 7, 20216 min read
The Haves & The Have Nots
Disclaimer: Today's piece has nothing to do with Tyler and dem. Honestly, I've never even watched the show. Now that that's out of the...
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