Listening in Your Day Like most of us, by Friday afternoon I am tired, and so are the group of kindergarten students who file into the school library for their afternoon session with me. In the midst of the squirming and fidgeting, there is one little girl in particular, named…
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Wednesday Wisdom. The Healing Presence of Compassion. For the past few weeks, I have been writing about my journey of healing as I mourn the loss of my mother, and face a new interior and exterior landscape, one without my physical parents. Gazing at my story with compassion has shifted the way…
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Wednesday Wisdom: Gazing at my life with the Spirit. I continue to open myself to deeper healing within, wanting freedom, wanting integration. As I mourn the loss of my mother, I meet tender wounds that I still carry from a complex childhood. But healing is a process, not something I can…
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Loving What Shapes Us: Wednesday Wisdom. Now, close to four months after the death of my mother, a deep inner wound in me has opened up, unexpectedly, over my parents’ neglect and lack of financial support to me during my college years. Their decision created such hardship for me, as I had to…
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For today’s Wednesday Wisdom, I am sharing a post from my archives. Wednesday Wisdom. How Lovely is Your Dwelling Place How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! (psalm 84) Last week, I blogged about how one question opens the door to another question. I’m really enjoying allowing…
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Wednesday Wisdom. Self-Care in Times of Transition: Inviting the Spirit. Transitions are sacred times, whether they’re times of loss, times of change, or times of uncertainty. The way we take care of ourselves during times of transition makes all the difference. I’m really facing this as I move through the journey…
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