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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Commack: Robin
Dad is at work. Mom has gone out for a while, leaving me in charge of my two brothers. It’s a sun-drenched June morning. Tommy and Reid are outside playing in the sandbox with trucks and cranes. Suddenly they come … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Thoughts While On Retreat
Last night a hard rain with lightning and thunder. This morning the sun rises before me, filling the day with a brilliance that seems to happen only after a late summer downpour. The air swept clean of yesterday’s heaviness, welcomes … Continue reading
Posted in Retreats and Workshops
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Going On Retreat
There’s nothing like going on retreat, and that’s what I’ll be doing this coming week. I expect to do a lot of walking, writing, reading, drawing, and contemplating. It will be a quiet time. A time to get up early … Continue reading
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On Forgiveness
This is what I do know: until you forgive someone as close as a mother, you are at war with yourself, you continue to gnaw that leg of yours caught in a trap. Why are you at war with yourself? … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Uncategorized, Wise Words
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My New Year …
Most people celebrate the New Year on January 1st. I do celebrate then too, but it is September 1st, that is the true New Year’s Day for me. I think it has something to do with loving school and learning. … Continue reading
Posted in Classes, Life, The Seasons
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