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About amindfullife

Passionate about living every moment as best I can. Continually emergent and a work in progress

Guides from beyond

Posted on August 12, 2026 by amindfullife

It feels only proper this week to remember a great doctor who died In many ways a mentor of mine Even though we never met Growing up in a family of engineers, farmers, and miners, Rachel Remen’s stories offered me … Continue reading →

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witness to a bone marrow transplant journey – follow along one photo/tiny story at a time

Posted on April 20, 2026 by amindfullife
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walking group theme #145: name

Posted on August 25, 2025 by amindfullife

I have not posted for over three years! Not sure where the time went other than into my day job and just life … but I sure am out of practice with posting to this blog and in many ways … Continue reading →

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Let’s Begin Again

Posted on January 14, 2022 by amindfullife

” Over the many years that I have cultivated a mindfulness practice, I have noticed a growing, embodied stillness that has aided not only me but also my patients during times of great suffering and challenge. I first noticed the … Continue reading →

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The tulip trees are flowering

Posted on June 8, 2021 by amindfullife

In the back yard of my family home back in Germany stands a large tulip tree. My mother planted it sometime in 1994 after seeing one bloom in the US while attending my sister’s graduation in Iowa. So, this year, … Continue reading →

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VaccineDay#1 and an aquifer of memories

Posted on March 14, 2021 by amindfullife

My father loved to regale us with stories. Often at dinner time when everyone was present. He would tell stories from his childhood in Germany, his family, meeting my mother in Alsace, her family, or early memories from the 60s … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on dying in two chapters

Posted on January 20, 2020 by amindfullife

Take me home He takes my hands in his, and at the same time waves them away in frustration. He brings both his hands up, his arms shaky with effort. He uses them to show us what he means. What … Continue reading →

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FierceRising

Posted on March 9, 2017 by amindfullife

Who am I Who am I now Who is this person I call me Who is she   Is she the baby leaving the shores of her birth and first footsteps Never to return to it again as home Never … Continue reading →

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hibernation and possible migration

Posted on June 3, 2016 by amindfullife

So I haven’t written for awhile.  My writing is taking on a new form and this blog will take a break for some time, perhaps be retired.  Thank you for your faithful readership these past three years. It has been … Continue reading →

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Take a risk, what is there to lose?

Posted on February 14, 2016 by amindfullife

A year for taking risks. For leaping into your own life, into your own unfolding future. When did you last risk everything for a chance to live your life, this life that the soft gentle voice whispering in the depths … Continue reading →

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