By the time I step out of the shower, my husband is already downstairs in the kitchen. The rich, cinnamon…
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soul work
Growing older we discover that life doesn’t actually get easier. We just become a bit more skilled at navigating the ups and downs. On good days, I can see the challenges that come my way as invitations to stretch a little, grow a little, learn a little. Viewed this way, just about everything becomes an opportunity for soul work. Read more about what soul work means to me, or browse the archive of stories below.
pause, choose
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our…
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a birthday, a book, a gift
For my birthday this year the universe gave me Ann Patchett. And my joy and gratitude is such that I’m…
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first day of fall
Come down to the back patio,” my neighbor Debbie texts. “30 minutes,” I reply. “Am on the phone.” “I’ll wait,”…
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death, life, both
I bought two cards the other day at the stationery store in town. The 31-year-old son of a life-long friend…
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an everyday thing
“What is happiness except the simple harmony between a person and the life they live?” ~ Albert Camus I have a friend…
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