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Jeff Delp
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Sunset on a dirt road, near my home. Today, I feel like writing about home. I have lived in Arizona for nearly half of my life, but I "grew up" in rural Kansas. For me, Kansas is home. Fields of wheat, alfalfa, and corn. The cold air and scent of pine trees on our family's Christmas tree farm. Ponds stocked with...
The world is loud. Sometimes we need a break. Peace and quiet. But, not all that is quiet is calm. Some of what we consume is nearly silent, but percussively loud. Social media. Mindless chatter. News reports. Advertisements. Distractions and noise creep into our lives from all directions. Our phones, the break room...
I have a list of things I'd like to accomplish. These are things I would enjoy doing -- not chores or trivial items. Here is a sampling: Play the guitar Learn to sketch Hike the Grand Canyon Read the entire Bible Write a book Take some photography classes Learn bicycle mechanics Become a minimalist (or at least...
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. — Charles Mingus We have so many choices. Information is everywhere. We are bombarded by messages about everything we “need.” It is overwhelming, and stressful. Truth is, we don’t need much. Certainly...
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. - Mother Teresa Several years ago, I participated in a community circle with twelve teenage boys and their teacher. The students had selected the topic for the day. They wanted to talk about fathers. We all sat in chairs, arranged in...
15 things: 1 quote, 2 random thoughts, 3 things I'm working on, 4 gratitudes, and 5 things to share. Once a week. Maybe more. Or less. It just depends. Kindness is the only non-delusional response to the human condition - George Saunders Out of the blue: Growing plants from seeds is amazing. Watching something go...
The past few years I have enjoyed watching the Tour de France. In my opinion, it is one of the most punishing endurance events in the world. Over twenty-one stages, riders in the 2025 Tour covered 2053 miles and climbed over 172,244 feet (that's almost six times the altitude of Mt. Everest). The mountain stages are...
And into the woods I go, to lose my mind and find my soul. - John Muir Washington Park is the beautiful forested headwaters of the East Verde River, located just beneath the Mogollon Rim (approximately 17 miles outside of Payson). This weekend, my brother and I took my nephews on an overnight camping trip in the...
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