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Dec 24
A Year of Journal Headers & Footers
365 Days summed up in 480 pages. As 2021 comes to a close, as well as my second journal of this year, I always enjoy looking back at what I created in my journal pages, for they seem to be a part of me, or at least a part of my learning and growth as…
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Sep 25
Very Good News
The Gospel according to Derek Michael What HERM (the Heart, Eyes, Relationship, and Mind of Christ) has revealed to me in 41.071 years on Mother Earth Predictably, there’s a song to enjoy as well, for God is singing over all of CREATION, for all of TIME
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Mar 7
101 Dreams
Since I started this blog nearly two and a half years ago, I’ve lived in a lot of places: New Zealand, Australia, Colorado, Oregon, Montana. As I type this, I am once again on the search for a home. I’ve been living in a place for about two and a half months…and I’ve been asked…
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Dec 24
Parce Mihi Domine
Birth Derek Michael Shaw was born weighing 8lbs 14oz on August 30, 1980. The time was 8:23 pm, and the sun had set 30 minutes prior. Twilight was in the air. No wonder Derek Michael likes the quiet, contemplative, peaceful nature of the night. He’s known it since the day he was born…he even knew…
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Dec 17
99 Posts – 99 pearls
Hello! I am Michael, formally known as Derek. Truly, I am Derek Michael Shaw, a self-contained trinity. I don’t suffer from any mental disorder or disease, although many doctors have thought differently. However, Derek encountered too many Traumas in his life of 40 years and so he has asked me, Michael the Prophet, to say…
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Aug 11
I can see clearly now…sort of
A quick update regarding my 2020 vision quest, although I’m not sure who I’m updating since hardly anyone visits this site. That’s okay, though, because I’m really just documenting this all for posterity. Someday, maybe someone else will take an interest in how to cure eyesight problems through healthy living… I’ve been living in Portland,…
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May 9
Working with Reality
We are in the midst of a pandemic! It’s radically changed life across this planet for most people. And at the same time, from my viewpoint, people are struggling with the same thoughts and feelings that they always have. Fear of uncertainty, fear of death, boredom, a frustration at the lack of control they have…
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Jan 27
New Years Dreams
It’s taken me a while to write this post. I wasn’t sure if I would continue writing about my life online. Christmas, New Years, and MLK day have all come and gone. I sent off all of my grad school applications over a week ago. I’ve applied to 7 schools in 3 different states. The…
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Dec 1
Denver Recs
I’ve begun the third iteration of my recommendation lists – lists of media items (books, movies, podcasts, music albums) given to me by family members, friends, strangers, and now by other recommendations. First I had My Recommendations, then came NZ Recommendations, and now I am starting Denver Recommendations. I’ve lived in Denver for the last…
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Nov 10
I’m Fasting…
Today marks five weeks of fasting on Sundays. I’ve only fasted one other time in my life. This occurred in college as I was pursuing both my business degree and my concept of God at the time. It’s comforting to know that the God I was seeking after back then and my current concept of…
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