29
Apr
Instructions for Depression
Images of elephants - trunk tied to trunk - have touched me ever since my mentor used this image to
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Karly Randolph Pitman
I'm a writer, seeker, mother, poet, craftswoman, teacher of all ages, and facilitator. I call the journey of becoming 'growing humankindness' and am awed by the sacredness of healing.
26
Apr
What we see
I just returned from a visit to my large, loud, loving Italian-Polish family in the Cleveland suburbs. As we often
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13
Apr
Breakfast sandwich
Breakfast Sandwich
There is a moment
when I walk out into the early morning light
in my pajamas and robe
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01
Mar
Overflowing
Isn't it something, what flows from our bodies, our hearts, our minds?
Sometimes I don't even
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23
Feb
The gifts of 'the end of the day'
A friend once gave me an 'end of the day' clay bead - a bead made of the
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02
Feb
Good Bones
"It is not beauty that endures, it is love that makes us see beauty." - Leo Tolstoy
In
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23
Jan
Turning off the lights in my son's room
When one of my children began to potty train, they were terribly frightened of the noise and size of public
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12
Sep
On Being Thwarted
My second daughter was born a bit early at 35 weeks. In her premature arrival, she needed more physical closeness
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27
Aug
Area of refuge
One June summer day, after spending time on the water with our children and my father in law, visiting from
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11
Jul
Stopping for peaches on a Sunday afternoon
This past Sunday was one of those days that held the startling juxtaposition of the beauty and sorrow of life.
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