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Reports From The Nursery (Part Five)

In my ongoing adventure as a newly minted human being, there was a new twist a couple of weeks ago.  My parents tried to drown me.  Okay, not really. But for a moment there, I was pretty sure I was about to punch my return ticket on the Grand Funk Celestial Railroad—all aboard! Next stop, reception desk at the Pearly Gates. 
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Reports From The Nursery (Part Four)

As I recall —and memories are growing a bit hazy, the longer I’m down here in The World— you’re never bored in Heaven. You always have something to learn, new souls to meet, older souls returning after their lives. You can take a walk in one or another of the verdant pastures or deep shadows, together with one or another of the resident Celestials who populate the place. It can be very busy-busy-busy up there.
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Reports From The Nursery (Part Three)

I have a confession to make —odd, perhaps, in that I’ve only been on this plane of life for just a hair more than seven months, and there’s not a lot for a new human to feel guilty about. But if I’ve learned anything during my tenure here (other than milk is really good, and a warm blanket is glorious) it’s that we humans tend to be hardwired for feelings that don’t always make sense.
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Reports From The Nursery (Part Two)

This business of being a brand-new human person isn’t all fun and games, let me tell you. For example, there’s this thing about Time, down here in the World.You see, up there in heaven there isn’t any such thing— not really. The angels call it “The Timelessness of Eternity,” which —as far as I can pu
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Reports From The Nursery (Part One)

I can't say they didn't warn me. This business of being a live human being - even now, after almost a half-year of actually being one myself - can be confusing, frustrating, perplexing... and not infrequently, downright humiliating.
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