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Each year I enjoy some ritual on my birthday. Yesterday afternoon I still did not know what that was to be. Riding to the birthday celebration of our 85 year old friend, I learned of a marvelous exercise called “Corpse Prayer.” It comes from Jarem Sawatsky’s book, Dancing with the Elephants: Mindfulness Training For Those […] Listening to the wind blowing, thoughts come to mind of how relative our perspective is. A prime example of that is weather. Bundled up out for a walk, Floridians see Michiganders riding bikes in shirt sleeves. Americans look into a brimming pantry complaining about nothing to eat. “No Ordinary Face” was first shared […] As a writer, generating material is as easy as paying attention to the burr beneath your saddle. On January 5 of this year wishing our granddaughter happy birthday pulled me back 19 years to the day she was born. The words “winter wonderland” — one of the nicknames for Michigan, my home state, were not […] First times are memorable just because they are first. This has certainly been true for me this summer with the selling of our home. Here is a handout left on our kitchen table next to the plate of cookies just-out-of-the-oven: This was our first home, purchased 40 years ago this past April. Our […] Would anyone recognize the importance of these treasures? Without my providing a guided tour, might they just look like useless items delinquent on the trip to the trash? Might my sweet spirit whisper to anyone who was willing to listen how significant each really is? The round tuit—such a valuable reminder! A […] What is my definition of heartbreak? heartbreak (noun): the vast pain that we suffer in response to our expectations not being met in some way. A facet of reality as a human being. So if you’re experiencing heartbreak, be it romantic, in your work life, or if you feel let down by […] Life is wonderFULL. Some days and some times of our lives are definitely more full than others. Today is the one year anniversary of my mother-in-law’s transition. I’ve written about her passing in Musings from an Estate Sale, and spoken about it in Celebrations of Life, a talk given at Unity by the Lakeshore the […] |
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