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A World of Hurt

Posted on June 8, 2023 by ivanbenson

We spent seven hours yesterday in the ER! After a lovely time enjoying breakfast with good friends, solving all the world’s problems, and seeing beautiful pictures of Greece and points beyond (from their recent cruise) . . . my wife’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged a world of hurt, anger, drowning man, emergency room, ER, hospital, meaningfulness, pain, rescue | Leave a comment

The Impossible Dream

Posted on December 1, 2021 by ivanbenson

It was a great honor to be asked to sing “The Impossible Dream” (1965, music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion) at my high school graduation in May 1971. Along with an amphitheater filled with parents and students, another … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1965, 1971, anger, Christ, Christmas, Deliverer, Don Quixote, Evil One, gifts, Impossible, invisible, Jesus, Joe Darion, Magi, Man of La Mancha, Messiah, Mitch Leigh, ordinary, Rincon High School, savior, shepherds, The Impossible Dream, The Quest, University of Arizona, Xmas | 6 Comments

Anger is All the Rage!

Posted on August 1, 2020 by ivanbenson

If you’re not angry about something right now . . . you need to be! And there are so many options from which to choose: (1) effects of the Covid-19 virus, (2) racial injustice, (3) conflicting advice about Covid-19, (4) … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged all the rage, Amazon Prime, anger, Aunt Jemima, Black Lives Matter, blacks, BLM, Conservatives, COVID-19, defunding the police, Democrats, disenfranchised, face mask, fad, homosexuals, Liberals, Netflix, rage, Republicans, SARS Co-V2, talk radio, Ten Commandments, The Beatles, transvestites, Uncle Ben, undocumented, virus, white supremacy, whites | 4 Comments

Full Range of Motion

Posted on August 19, 2016 by ivanbenson

I love working out at the gym! Well . . . let me qualify that statement: sometimes I love working out at the gym. Other times I feel like I’ve been run over by a truck and just want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged anger, bench press, biceps, Chick-fil-A, death, depression, Disgust, emotion, exercise, fear, forward curl, full range of motion, grief, gym, hobbits, Inside Out, joy, live forever, Pete Docter, physique, results, Ronnie Del Carmen, Sadness, terminal illness, Tolkien, underbelly of life, weightlifting, working out | 4 Comments

Heartland

Posted on July 15, 2014 by ivanbenson

The Canadian family television series Heartland has certainly worked its way into our hearts. And, as per our typical pattern, we are watching it for the first time a full seven years after its release (thank you, Netflix). We are … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1963, 1970s, 2005, addiction, Alberta Canada, Amber Marshall, Anaconda, anger, appreciative, Arizona, awestruck, Canadian TV series, Clint Goben, cowboy, disappointment, genuineness of heart, Graham Wardle, grief, heart, Heart Depot, Heartland, horizon, humbled, Lauren Brooke, Linda Chapman, Michelle Morgan, Minnesota, Montana, Netlfix, Randy Stinchfield, right-sized, Shaun Johnston, subterfuge, wide open spaces, www.heartdepot.org | 8 Comments

It’s Not About Me!

Posted on December 31, 2012 by ivanbenson

I sat by my Dad’s beside as the doctor reviewed his medical condition and provided him with the treatment options that were available to him. Dad only had one kidney (he had lost the other to cancer several years previously), … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging Parents, Family History, Fathers, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged acceptance, anger, Dad, death, depression, desert view, dialysis, goodbye, hospice, hospital, let it go, Life, not about me, peace, perfect storm, resignation, thank you | 10 Comments

The Deepest Longing

Posted on December 13, 2012 by ivanbenson

“Follow the deepest longing in your heart.” That’s what Dr. V said to me 34 years ago this spring. I was about to graduate with a master’s degree, and had three employers lined up waiting to see which one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged advice, anger, argument, career, decision, deepest, defense, dilemma, disappointment, dismiss, heart, honor, hurt, longing, Mark Twain, professor, school, troubles, wisdom | 14 Comments

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A World of Hurt

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