Grief

All Shall Be Well

August 9, 2011

“All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.”  Julian of Norwich It is interesting to hear people’s reactions to my news about the death of my dog and the declining health of my Dad.  All are kind and speak words of comfort, and all speak those [...]

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The Good, The True, The Beautiful

April 5, 2011

Wake up!  Wake up to the good, the true, and the beautiful.  In the midst of all the turmoil, these three remain.  Touch each one right now. Breathe the air into your lungs and feel yourself expand.  Listen to the bird song fill your ears and sing your heart alive.  See the humanity in your [...]

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Presence Remains

March 29, 2011

I am thinking of my friend who discovered a brain tumor last week.  Yesterday, she found out that it is cancer and aggressive.  I am sad. Lately, I have been reading Grace and Grit, Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Killam Wilber, by Ken Wilber.  It is the wrenching and beautiful [...]

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All Part of Life

March 23, 2011

I sat on the balcony watching the horses.  At the end of the pasture, I noticed a large cloud of yellow pollen roll in like thick fog.  Springtime in Georgia!  The pollen is everywhere and on everything.  Nothing escapes–especially my eyes and nose.  As I sat watching the cloud of pollen, I smiled.  This is [...]

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Silly Mind

February 10, 2011

You know that speech I was rehearsing the other night that was keeping me awake?  Well, I didn’t have to give it, and all resolved as I hoped—easily and quickly.  In fact, it was so easy that I began to question the resolution!  Silly mind. It occurred to me that on some level I want [...]

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Beauty Blooms with Practice

January 14, 2011

“For only in space can beauty bloom.”  Anne Morrow Lindbergh I’ve been playing around with this whole notion of creating space these last couple of years.  I do this in large part by simply witnessing whatever arises.  Witnessing is quite different from identifying with what arises.  It is the identification with what arises that causes [...]

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Trembling of a Leaf

December 9, 2010

“Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.” Albert Schweitzer All the leaves have fallen now–mostly.  Temperatures plummet.  Winter arrives with no announcement.  December.  The ending of a decade. My emotions have had a [...]

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Grief Expressed

November 19, 2010

I am sitting on Daddy’s sofa watching the sunrise in the small field behind his house.  The tall grasses glisten in the golden sun.  I hear faint rumblings of traffic and a train beyond the field.  I can hear Daddy snoring in his bedroom—now a sneeze, and another.  He’s getting out of bed probably to [...]

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Give Sorrow Words

November 5, 2010

“Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak whispers the o’er-fraught heart, and bids it break.”  William Shakespeare I went to the chiropractor today.  While waiting for the Doctor, I began to meditate—focusing on my breath and letting go of thoughts.  As I breathed into my heart space, I noticed sensations of sadness.  Then [...]

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Web of Life

September 1, 2010

I enjoyed going with Karen to visit her Uncle Elroy last night.  It was amazing to watch him pick all those tunes on his guitar.  It was funny that he expected me to keep up with him on mine.  I didn’t have a clue, but I tried my darnedest.  He was just happy to have [...]

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