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Category Archives: Kindness
The Courage Of A Seed
“In nature, we are quietly offered countless models of how to give ourselves over to what appears dark and hopeless, but which ultimately is an awakening beyond our imagining. All around us, everything small and buried surrenders to a process … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Healing, Kindness, love, Matters of the Spirit, Mental Health, Navigating Through Life, Quotes, The Seasons, Wise Words
Tagged Courage, Feeding the Soul, Mark Nepo, Moving Forward, nature, plants, Reading, Seeding, Spring
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Meet Max
I can’t help myself. Today is the day I usually post a quote that inspires me. But we’ve a new member of the family and just can’t wait to introduce him to you. If you haven’t read this blog before … Continue reading
Posted in Animals I Love, Compassion, Dogs, family, Gratefulness, Healing, Kindness, Life, love, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, The Journey
Tagged Angels, Cats, joy, loss, Moving Forward
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Compassion And Being Enough
During the last seven years of my mother’s life, I was her caretaker. Except for the last five months of her life, she lived in my home with me and my husband, Bill. It was a hard time for all … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Caring for an aging parent, Compassion, family, Fear, Kindness, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Quotes, Wise Words
Tagged Aging, failure, forgetting, Guilt, loss, love, Narcissism, Oriah Mountain Dreamer, Pain, Relationships, responsibility
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Gift Of The Magi
My annual Christmas doldrums stayed away until the week before the big day. They slowly made their way into those early mornings hours when I worry myself awake. They like to sit on my chest, heavy and soggy with tears, … Continue reading
Posted in Being Creative, Childhood, Christmas, family, Gratefulness, Kindness, Matters of the Spirit, Memoir, Travels
Tagged Anxiety, Feeding the Soul, joy, loss, love
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