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- Oct 26
- 3 min
A Twelve Billion Year Legacy
It gives me a sense of how vast I am in some ways, and how a ridiculously tiny at the same time.
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- Oct 12
- 4 min
Time of Wonder
His prose is delightful, incorporating a sing-song repetition, rooted in the rhythms--and surprises--of nature and time.
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- Oct 5
- 3 min
Feet On the Ground
But the adventurous part took over. So I headed outside before I even read the article...
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- Sep 28
- 3 min
Bon appétit!
"Consider daily sitting practice to be a kind of spiritual food." That's a lovely thought. I like food. But what happens when I get hungry?
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- Sep 14
- 1 min
A Little Lightness
Anti-Anxiety Tool of the Week: Laugh and Smile Way back in the 1980s in his book, Anatomy of an Illness, Saturday Review editor and...
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- Aug 10
- 4 min
Can I Sew You to Another Sheet?
Attributed to William Spooner, who sometimes mixed up letters and words with interesting results: "it is kisstomary to cuss the bride."
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- May 25
- 3 min
Freedom From a Root-Bound Mind--and Oh Dear God...Again!
In the aftermath, writing about gratitude and mindfulness seems kind of callous, even frivolous. Or perhaps naive. But it is not.
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- May 11
- 3 min
Gracious Silence
Some of the sweetest times I've had with another person are those in which we simply sit near each other, without the need to speak.
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- Mar 2
- 3 min
Let the Lynx Come In
The boy is nervous about wild animals that might be stalking around outside. Yet when he hears scratching at the door, he opens it, a bit.
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- Feb 23
- 4 min
Eyes of the Wild
What really caught my attention was a photo of a wolf. Especially the eyes. Intense. Deep. Totally present. Totally alive.
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- Feb 9
- 3 min
It's Amazing How Much How Little Will Do: The Return of the Mini-Toolkit
A reprise of the mini anti-anxiety toolkit (plus one) with the quickest, simplest anti-anxiety tools.
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- Jan 12
- 5 min
Strike a Balance: COVID Info Plus Some Fun
Three parts to this post: COVID Info & Resources, Good News about COVID, and Fun Ways to Distract Yourself from Bad News. Read any or all!
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- Jan 5
- 4 min
This Magical Brightness
But, oh! it was lovely Monday morning. The stillness. The simplicity. The muffled slowing down of the world.
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- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
Anxiety-Relieving Holiday Silliness, COVID Resources and...a little winter beauty
In this "bleak midwinter" I am worried, feeling the cold, the loss of light and other losses, so I wanted to share a few holiday gifts.
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- Nov 24, 2021
- 3 min
A Serving of Criticism? Or Kindness?
A few months ago I had a dream about my dad, who died in 2007. He was talking on the phone with two rather verbally abusive people...
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- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
Silence: Three (Very Short) Stories
On the backside of that hill the incessant noise of traffic and construction was buffered out…so we could drink in the silence as well.
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- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
When I Am Among the Trees
Sometimes I slow down enough to tune into a tree, enough--perhaps--to hear the trailing notes of an ancient song.
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- Oct 20, 2021
- 3 min
The Transience of Fall 'n Leaves
The "sweet" in this bittersweet experience is made more heartbreakingly beautiful because we know it won't last.
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- Oct 13, 2021
- 4 min
Small Mercies: The Best Nurse Ever
Don't discount those small kindnesses you offer to others. Tiny things can matter as much as big.
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