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Heal the World
A few weeks ago, I visited Mother Emmanuel Baptist Church in Charleston, South Carolina. It is the site of a terrible act of violence, a gunman who killed nine people who were there for bible study....
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A Year in Review
Facebook made me a little video, my year in review. It was fun to watch, mostly – so many happy times with friends and family, travel to Belize and Colorado and Italy. This year. my children started at...
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When you know, you know.
Certainty. That’s what I saw when I watched President Obama give his farewell speech and speak about the role his wife has played in his life. Of course also love, and gratitude…but there was something...
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I wish I may, I wish I might.
I made wishbone soup today. I made it up because I feel like I need a little magic, and because I needed chicken stock. So, I boiled down the leftovers of a rotisserie chicken, like I always do when I...
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If wishes were horses
“If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride”. This line comes from a 16th Century English nursery rhyme, and means that simply wishing is not enough; one must take action to make wishes come true....
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The gratitude practice
Last week, I learned what gratitude feels like. It’s different from being thankful, and even from being grateful: gratitude is deep and overwhelming and awe-inspiring. It happened during the final...
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Up the mountain
I have a habit of doing things that scare me. That’s why I went surfing and SCUBA diving – I have always been frightened of deep water. Coming back to this place was scary as well. Lots of happy times...
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Those soft spots
I have been thinking lately about vulnerability, and about the bravery it takes to be truly vulnerable. To be the first one to say “I’m sorry”; “I miss you”; “Hello”; “I love you”. To be that brave...
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Okay, I’m thinking about our bodies. Mine, yours, ours. I have been reading the book “Daring Greatly” by Brené Brown, and there’s one line that has struck me like a lightening bolt: it’s not about the...
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Veritas.
A funny thing happened recently: I realized I misplaced my “edit” button. Not lost – if I need to, I know where to find it – but on this path to understand who I am and what I want, to find...
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