10
Feb
Communion
This poem came to me during my morning ritual, when I step outside, greet the sun, offer up my prayers,
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08
Feb
Pulling Out the Splinter
Splinters are part of gardening, I've learned, especially because I tend not to wear gloves. My last splinter
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04
Feb
The Magi
The other day I was talking to an acquaintance about the January I've had, a season of illness
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03
Feb
Waiting on Hold for the Customer Service Rep
Perhaps like me, you make a lot of phone calls. Insurance companies, banks, doctors offices, the IRS, the plumber and
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27
Jan
Mourning Song
There's a story I heard in a Tara Brach podcast, many years ago now, about a young child
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20
Jan
Saying Goodbye to My Son's Choir Oxfords
For much of the past twenty years, my social life has rotated around the axis of my children's
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14
Jan
Blessing the Pills
Yesterday, in my monthly writing group, we explored belonging. During our time together, I heard something I hadn't
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07
Jan
Growing Sweet Potatoes
My garden is my teacher. The lessons she teaches me reverberate through body, heart, blood, mind and skin.
A few
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14
Dec
Rain Harvest
Yesterday I had a long list of tasks, most of which involved the computer, a tired body, and a tired
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26
Nov
Sprouting Seeds
This year my beloved acupuncturist, Dr. Wu, retired. I could sing you love songs about Dr. Wu. He took such
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