Peter Himmelman’s Morning Musings

Peter Himmelman’s Morning Musings

Calm & Good

Tranquility is a hard-won condition

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Peter Himmelman
Nov 29, 2022
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My friend Toby, the one who’s

having open-heart surgery in nine days

told me there were two things

that happened to him

that made him

unafraid of

death.

1

“Since the day I had my first heart attack

and the doctor rushed me into surgery

some voice or some presence

reassured me that

everything

would be

alright.”

2

“I was getting into some devilish shit

around the time Den…

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