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Category Archives: Life, stories & more
Thoughts on dying in two chapters
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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Tagged being with dying, home, kindness, life, love, relationships
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FierceRising
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 →
Take a risk, what is there to lose?
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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Tagged courage, leap year, love, Mary Oliver, no regrets, talk a risk, Valentins's Day
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WORLD AIDS DAY 2015
She was still a young woman. She told me that she was having pain on her side, that she was not feeling well, that she would struggle to pick up the baby that day. That she thought her side was … Continue reading →
Belonging and the vagaries of feeling at home
“In contrast to how a child belongs in the world, adult belonging is never as natural, innocent, or playful. Adult belonging has to be chosen, received, and renewed. It is a lifetime’s work.” – John O’Donohue “As you grow, you … Continue reading →
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Tagged belonging, home, journey, kindness, searching
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The many blessings of longing and joy
Thirteen years ago I came across a book in a local bookstore by Rachel Naomi Remen called My Grandfather’s Blessings. A book of stories of strength, refuge and belonging. For me it became a book of change, a call to … Continue reading →
Posted in ehospice: Mindfulness - our sixth sense, Life, stories & more
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Tagged being seen, courage, full catastrophe, journey, joy, life, longing, presence, showing up, unconditional
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Shadows of kindness
Winter solstice Night of the long shadows Night marking winter beginnings Marking paradoxically, the return of the sun And in days to come A rebirth A new year New moments to recreate and re-envision this life Winter solstice Arriving on … Continue reading →
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Tagged attention, care, compassion, faith, kindness, life, pain, presence, stop sit breathe be, suffering, trust, winter solstice
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Preparing to be unprepared
Life many times can be confusing and challenging. We may find we live life with the intention to grow our sense of self-awareness and well being with each new day but can be thrown off balance by events, thoughts, and … Continue reading →
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Tagged awe, beauty, being unprepared, journey, joy, life, love, power, self-awareness, wisdom
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It’s never about some other time
The real gift and the crux of our difficulty is our constant and entirely natural experience of vulnerability. Trying to live without feeling vulnerable means we do not understand the fierce nature of the reality we inhabit. In closing off … Continue reading →
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Tagged compassion, courage, difficult, dream, life, presence, vulnerability
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Skull and crossbones
Sitting again today in my favorite orthodox colleague’s office as he puts up a drip for my daughter. A dear kind soul and friend who listened deeply to my story of distress and worry, earlier this past year, when few … Continue reading →
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Tagged compassion, dealing with loss, fear of the unknown, journey, kindness, life, listening, perception, poison point, presence, surprise
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