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The End

 

            Thank you my friends and readers.  I have decided to end this long journey of writing inspirational pieces.  This past summer I retired from full-time teaching at Baldwin Wallace University.  As a faculty member there, I held the BW Chair in Faith & Life.  It was a wonderful appointment that afforded me some freedom to do a variety of things.  These inspirational pieces were one effort that was a good way for the University to offer something to the larger world.

            It has been a blessed discipline for me.  Being responsible for writing piece five days a week demanded that I live with a certain awareness in my life and the lives of others.  It encouraged daily reflection which provoked growth in myself.  No doubt, I benefited more than any other person.

            I have appreciated the many words of encouragement and notes.  No one writes or speaks without the hope that someone will read or hear the words.  I shared my thoughts through a blog and via Twitter.  I can laugh that only a few years ago, none of us would have heard of those two words, blog and Twitter!

            While I am ending the daily writing, I do plan to continue reading and reflecting.  I plan to write a more occasional blog that will be tweeted on Twitter.  And so I will continue to use www.alankolp.blogspot.com to share my thoughts with folks.  I hope you occasionally check those out to see what I am pondering.  If you also are on Twitter, I encourage you to follow me on that medium.

            Thanks for being on this journey with me.  I hope we can continue traveling life together.

Alan

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