I Would Rather Be...
Living in a grass-is-greener, anywhere-but-here, mode can particularly unsatisfying.
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Nov 30, 20224 min
Fixing? Helping? Serving?
Ease from “footies!” Plus life as a patient has deeply informed a physician’s practice. She has distilled this wisdom….
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Aug 31, 20224 min
Sons of...Sons With?
I laughed out loud. And there it was, my opportunity for shared humor--and shared humanity.
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Aug 3, 20224 min
Beginner's Fingers, Beginner's Mind
From this perspective, to be a beginner is a gift. And what a wonderful way to approach the world, other people and our own psyches.
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Jul 21, 20223 min
From Before Always
Coupled with the beauty & incredible age of those mountains, the silence offered us a way to slip into a different sense of timelessness.
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Jun 29, 20223 min
Then It’s Gone...
The sound & fury of electronic foul-ups & poor service. A Hero arrives to save the day. Then peace...like after a train roars by.
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Jun 15, 20223 min
Deep Calls to Deep
My 1st song in 30 years rises behind my eyes, begging to come out. I'm trying to sing the stars, thirsting to sing the stars.
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May 18, 20224 min
Fledgling
There was a whir of wings, a little flash of grey and white, and a tiny bird landed on the outer edge of the deck. We held our breaths.
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Apr 27, 20225 min
Inter-Tidal Regions of Collective Joy
The tides of life and creative energy thrive in these liminal spaces, whether they are in the world, our hearts, or our relationships.
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Apr 20, 20224 min
The Thing with Feathers
After all these years I'm still amazed when those minuscule seeds grow into plants hundreds of times bigger than their infant selves.
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Apr 13, 20223 min
Fawn
There are deer, birds, foxes, wildflowers and more. But you have to look. Lawrence looks with eyes that see things others tend to pass by.
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Mar 23, 20224 min
Very Well Right Where You Are
This is a bit odd, I thought...Of course, you can pick my experience to pieces logically if you want to. I'm choosing to take it as a gift.
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Nov 24, 20213 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 17, 20213 min
Another (Short) Out-of-the-Mouths-of-Babes Story
I laughed out loud, in surprise and delight. "You are so right, Jesse!" I said.
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Nov 3, 20213 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 20, 20213 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, 20214 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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Sep 29, 20215 min
Screen Time: Why I (Finally) Got Rid of My Television
Some part of me had known I was in denial when I sat on that cold kitchen floor. But I denied my denial.
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Sep 22, 20214 min
27 Varieties of Gratitude
When others are grateful toward you for what you have done, it makes you want to do more for them. This has the same effect on...
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Sep 8, 20213 min
Behind Your Back?
A little odd perhaps, but with the conference approaching I was getting more and more nervous, so I gave it a try.
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