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Peaceable Man Files #30: New Growth and Lessons in Resilience
At last, spring has sprung in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania, and I’m enjoying seeing color and life return to the landscape after...
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jamesbriankerr
- Apr 2, 2023
- 5 min
Four Reasons to Keep Your Dreams Alive—and They Have Nothing to Do With Money
This morning, as I’ve done for the better part of forty years, I woke up early, made myself a pot of coffee, and sat down at my writing...
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jamesbriankerr
- Mar 14, 2023
- 3 min
Peaceable Man Files #29: Taking in the Sunsets at St. Pete’s Beach
What is it about a sunset over the ocean that draws people like bees to nectar? I found myself pondering this age-old question last week...
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jamesbriankerr
- Mar 4, 2023
- 4 min
Peaceable Man Files #28: The Simple Joys of March
Well, the calendar has turned to March, which means that spring is not far away. In less than three weeks, the sun will cross northward...
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jamesbriankerr
- Feb 27, 2023
- 6 min
"It is as it is": Late Life Lessons from my Mother"
This article originally appeared in Elephant Journal. After recovering from what we feared was an irrecoverable stroke, our 89-year-old...
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jamesbriankerr
- Feb 18, 2023
- 5 min
Peaceable Man Files #27: A Trip to the Vet Brings Intimations of Mortality
Rachael’s dog Happy hasn’t been feeling well lately, so she took her to the vet last week for a checkup. Happy is a Cavachon mix. She's...
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jamesbriankerr
- Feb 11, 2023
- 6 min
To Find Peace, Go Deep—But Don’t Stay There
O the mind, mind has mountains; cliffs of fall Frightful, sheer, no-man-fathomed. Hold them cheap May who ne’er hung there.” - Gerard...
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jamesbriankerr
- Feb 5, 2023
- 6 min
Peaceable Man Files #26: Two Priests, A Lapsed Catholic, and a Dog
Random musings on my gypsy existence at my cabin in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. Question: What...
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jamesbriankerr
- Jan 20, 2023
- 5 min
Peaceable Man Files #25: A Chilly Trip to Orlando, Without the Mouse Ears
Random musings on my gypsy existence at my cabin in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. Last week...
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jamesbriankerr
- Jan 4, 2023
- 3 min
Peaceable Man Files #24: A Day-to-Day Approach to Making Lasting Change in 2023
Random musings on my gypsy existence at my cabin in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. I spent my New...
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jamesbriankerr
- Dec 23, 2022
- 4 min
My Best Christmas Present This Year Came Early
Yesterday I got an early Christmas present. It came without wrapping, bows, or mistletoe, but it was the best present I could have wished...
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jamesbriankerr
- Dec 17, 2022
- 3 min
Peaceable Man Files Issue #23: Ghosts of Christmas Past
Random musings on my gypsy existence at my cabin in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. It’s been an...
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jamesbriankerr
- Dec 14, 2022
- 5 min
Riding Out the Storm
A version of this article was originally published in HumbleDollar. They say timing is everything. I should know because I’ve never been...
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jamesbriankerr
- Dec 4, 2022
- 3 min
Peaceable Man Files Issue #22: I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas, But I’m Not Likely to Get It
Random musings on my gypsy existence at my cabin in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. My recent...
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jamesbriankerr
- Nov 20, 2022
- 3 min
Peaceable Man Files Issue #21: Finding Solitude and Rejuvenation in a Cabin in Breckenridge
Random musings on my gypsy existence at my cabin in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. As I write...
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jamesbriankerr
- Nov 17, 2022
- 4 min
Breakfast for a Buck: Ode to the Common but Mighty Oatmeal
This article originally appeared in HumbleDollar. Like everyone else, I’ve been experiencing sticker shock lately when I step into the...
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jamesbriankerr
- Nov 8, 2022
- 3 min
A Birthday Treat: Watching the Full Eclipse of the Moon
Random musings on my gypsy existence at my cabin in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. Today is my...
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jamesbriankerr
- Oct 20, 2022
- 4 min
Life of a Dog Owner: Work, Bills, and Lots of Love, Until Death Do Us Part
This post originally appeared in HumbleDollar. Six years ago this month, I made one of the worst investments of my life. I got a dog....
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jamesbriankerr
- Oct 16, 2022
- 3 min
Peaceable Man Files Issue #19: Autumn and Its Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Random musings on my gypsy existence at my cabin in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. I spent this...
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jamesbriankerr
- Oct 1, 2022
- 4 min
Resistance is Futile; Go with the Flow
Well, October has arrived and it’s raining here in Pennsylvania. The remnants of the hurricane that devastated Florida earlier in the...
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