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As I get closer to my birthday, not a particularly special or noteworthy one, I am naturally looking back … That’s what we do with birthdays, right? Mine comes in about 48 hours. Yesterday I found myself making coffee, and … Continue reading →

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I’ve been wandering around in the desert these last few years. I’m not sure I will come back with any tremendous insights or transformation. I’m not even sure I will come back. Maybe I am the desert. Most of my … Continue reading →

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Winter can be hard, especially in cold dark climates. I love cloud and rain, but there is something about winter that makes the lows lower and even the highs lower. But during a low it is sometimes hard to remember … Continue reading →

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The holidays have nearly passed. And for me, that is a good thing. Holidays remind me of who is missing, and that I will never ever again be the same person I used to be – a mom. I know … Continue reading →

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On the way to somewhere else, a traumatic and life changing event happened to me. The same, but different thing happened to both my friend and her husband. Our lives now are so different from the lives we were living and expected to continue living. Yet more proof that we are built for survival. Continue reading →

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I remember listening to a Christian singer, must use inverted commas for that (in American, quote marks), singing My father’s hands… Amy Grant. I would sing along driving with my son, down long California roads, on camping trips. I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Today I’m having one of the most coveted experience a person could ask for. I’m in Cannes for the film festival. The sky is blue. The temperature is perfect. And if I want to I can dress up and go … Continue reading →

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I don’t know where I stumbled on her, but Kris Carr’s story resonates with me. She has written some books about health and about the care and feeding of her cancer. She found out she had/has cancer about 10 years … Continue reading →

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I read an op-ed piece in the NY Times this morning about the use of “occupy” in language since the OWS movement started. It got me thinking about and riffing around the word “occupy.” There is the one meaning, to … Continue reading →

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I recently met a young classical composer. She has a beautiful mind and she inspires me. Apparently I’ve even seen her compose, although I didn’t notice that’s what she was doing. She was just sitting on my couch, tapping away. … Continue reading →

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