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How a seagull taught me to 'see more'
First appeared as a web original on October 31, 2011
While driving home from work one evening a number of years ago, I saw a seagull on the side of the road, dragging one wing, struggling to fly. I found a safe place to pull over and scooped him up, reassuring him that I was there to help. He was frightened, and being a wild creature, did not take to being confined in my truck—but as I wrapped him in my sweater to hold his wing in place, he quieted. I brought him to my farm, where a multitude of animals awaited their evening feeding.
Having worked at a veterinary hospital as a nurse for many years, I knew how to tape up his wing. This I did, and placed him in a small hay shed with fresh water and some tuna fish. We called him Seymour, because that is what a bird can do from its vantage point in the sky: see more!
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January 9, 2012 issue
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Letters
Susan S. Collins, Tempie Stahlin, Jim Keel
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A pledge for healing answers
Jenny Nelles, Staff Editor
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Listening and bridge-building
Anna Bowness-Park
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A spiritual defense against bullying
Lois Carlson
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When your best friends bully you
Name withheld
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How a seagull taught me to 'see more'
By Caroline Martin
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'You look just like your...'
Nancy Robison
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Snowed in – and safe
By Pamela Joy Concar
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Keep the change
By Cyrus Njagi Muriithi
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Resolving conflict – beyond lawyers
Viktor Theiss
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My summer travels to Turkey
By Isabel Jamerson
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The foundation of Church
By Cathryn Anderson
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A healing light in my life
Grace Njuakom
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Take a stand with moral courage
Martha Sarvis
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Life is living you
By Karen Bailey
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Cut finger quickly healed
Mary McCullagh Reu
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Healed of menstrual discomfort
Poonam Likhi
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Suicidal thoughts overcome through prayer
Jeffrey Parikesit
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Safety from threats large and small
The Editors