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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Peppermint, 2005-2012
The first time I saw her, I had just signed up as a volunteer at the SPCA to help care for the cats that were housed at our local Pet Smart store. She sat in her cage playing with a … Continue reading
On Winning And Losing
Truth is best served by recognizing a viewpoint as only a viewpoint, and refraining from taking that extra step of regarding it as true to the exclusion of all other views. In other words, all views–even correct views–are best held … Continue reading
Posted in Friendships, Gratefulness, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, photography, The Garden
Tagged flowers, Judging, Losing, Moving Forward, Rejection, trust, Winning, Worthiness
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What Do We Need In Order To Do Our Best Work?
Friend, writer, and teacher extraordinaire, Patti Digh wrote a great blog post a few days ago. Writing about her daughter, Tess, who was recently diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome she asks the questions, “What does Tess need to succeed? What helps … Continue reading
Power, Loss, And Impermanence
Loss is a fact of life. Impermanence is everywhere we look. We are all going to suffer our losses. How we deal these losses is what makes all the difference. For it is not what happens to us that determines … Continue reading
Posted in family, Life, wonderings
Tagged birth, death, derecho, fire, heroes, Hospice, loss, mother nature, trees, weather
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