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About thebows99krug

Hi, I am Eric, a retired librarian. I was born in St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto and raised in the downtown area north of the Art Gallery, south of the University of Toronto. I went to Orde Street Public School, Harbord C.I., University College at the UofT and the UofT's Faculty of Library and Information Science. I meet my wife Patricia at FLIS; our first date was on November 15, 1968. We were engaged February 14, 1969 and married on June 21, 1969. Our family includes son, James; daughter-in-law, Erin; (both writers), grand-daughters, Vivian and Eleanor; and Sonic, a very friendly ginger tabby. My beloved wife died January 7, 2017 and our 19 year old cat Pooka died January 8, 2017. I would like to hear from any other class of '63 alumni of Harbord C.I. and class of '67 alumni of UofT's University College.

Praying and Believing

Posted on August 31, 2018 by thebows99krug

Sometimes a religious truth hits you like a physical blow. Pat experienced it when she first heard “Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.” – (Rabindranath Tagore).  She cried … Continue reading →

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We love therefore we exist

Posted on August 25, 2018 by thebows99krug

Descartes’ “I think therefore I am” in itself doesn’t prove existence. It is the awareness of “thinking” that proves existence. God created the universe to be aware of Himself. Creation is an act of self love, God is Love. God … Continue reading →

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Meditation on Psalm 23

Posted on August 23, 2018 by thebows99krug

Remarkable experience this morning! I awoke to a feeling of warmth and the presence of Pat in that empty space around my heart. I was thinking or rather reciting the 23rd Psalm but a version where the singular became the … Continue reading →

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Known by God

Posted on August 11, 2018 by thebows99krug

“I am” is the very name of God, that essence of me that I truly bear, the inner most quality of being alive. When I die it is all that is left of me. It is my reality that exists … Continue reading →

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Awakening the heart!

Posted on August 4, 2018 by thebows99krug

Jesus taught that “Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:21) That Kingdom of Heaven within us is our inner most essence, the very image of God He … Continue reading →

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Grief and Emptiness

Posted on August 3, 2018 by thebows99krug

Consider the grief that lovers feel. It is emptiness, sorrel for your departed loved one, that hollow around your heart once filled to overflowing with her essential being. An absence where everything becomes essential, each sound distinct and bare, and … Continue reading →

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When lovers kiss

Posted on July 31, 2018 by thebows99krug

“You love me royally, as I love you. Seated together in our garden Kingdom, Keeping up our silent conversation, Clothed in robes of joy of every hue. For us, our royal love has had no parallel: It rooted, grew, and … Continue reading →

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The Lord our God is one Lord.

Posted on July 28, 2018 by thebows99krug

Descartes really got it right with his famous “I think therefore I am” – it is the only thing that remains in the human mind when we doubt our own existence.  It is also related to the concept that God … Continue reading →

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Death and Grief – putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.

Posted on July 27, 2018 by thebows99krug

Pat in her journal beginning August 1st, 2015 describes feeling something that sounds a lot like the grief journey I have been on since her death: All the same, (and for several days now) I felt odd, at a loss, … Continue reading →

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Pat’s Epiphany

Posted on July 5, 2018 by thebows99krug

In the gospels Christ teaches us to believe “all things are possible.”  Many Christians assume this means that if only we have enough faith we can fix anything, “ask and you will receive.” So, when a loved one is dying … Continue reading →

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