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I feel this in my very core. Why hello there, therapy. via { the DO Lectures }

New Day

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I just heard the saddest news of a classmate who passed away to cancer. Her bright star has been returned to the universe, and I am so very ...

learning to choose

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These two perspectives about my current phase of life hit very close to home this week, as we hunker down at home in our first holiday with ...

wintering

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Hi all-- It has been several months since I tried to get back on the wagon of writing and posting. I finally admit, I couldn't do it in ...

purpose

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"The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being." --Carl Jung As I am constantly editing h...

a half dozen different worlds

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Trying to figure out how to live with another person in a new normal of covid ramifications has been a stretch for me. This was a good remin...

welcome home

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Evenings are coming sooner, the early mornings are still dark and the air has become so mild and pleasant. Apparently, I needed a longer bre...

summer discipline

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It is the academic summer, and I am struggling with this so very, very much especially with days that have become so fragmented by my little...

growing older

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Oh my, this brings up so much in these early days of infancy as I wonder what the little Poppyseed's future will look like. So well-said...

reading books with kids... future fridays

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More inspiration surrounding Eric Carle. On a side note, I have struggled with this exact perspective of parenting, not quite sure how to re...

sandwiches

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I keep wondering about a career switch, wondering what I would be qualified for, where I could better invest my energy and commitment. My ca...

advice for young musicians... future fridays

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I have been binging on Jessye Norman recordings as she is being celebrated in the wake of her death. This interview resonates with me so m...

with a purpose

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What would you fill in? For me: Sleep! I have been finding a lot of words to put in this blank, but sleep is the one that has been most...

Robyn Hood

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What a powerful statement on how we become so conditioned to see ourselves. Robyn Hood Imagine if we took back our diets, our grand del...

from the heart's face

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When someone beats a rug with a stick, he is not beating the rug – his aim is to get rid of the dust. Your inward is full of dust from the v...

the life of the writer

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In my struggles with the what it means to be a real musician, and that eternal "resign[ation] to the lifelong sadness that comes from ...

Breaking waves internally

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It has been a while--thanks for coming back! I needed to take some time for myself, to recenter: rediscovering what I love, figuring out wh...

being honest and hanging around... future fridays

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This made me think: how often do we stick around while someone else learns to adjust something that is bother me. Making a mental note for ...

a never-ending loop sometimes

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This really resonated today especially after recently reading the following excerpt from Kelly Corrigan's book, It's Like This. ...

a queer divine dissatisfaction

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I have been struggling so much with this concept of believing in what I do and all the other things that it takes to support this. I keep ...