Kindness

My Buddy

April 20, 2011

“My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am.”  ~Author Unknown You’ve probably seen this photo before because it is one of my favorites.  This is Buttercup, my faithful companion.  She will be 14 years old soon!  She is the gentlest dog I’ve ever known, and [...]

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Spiritual Coaching

October 12, 2010
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Be Authentic, be Awake, be Alive You are unique..  You  hear the sound of a different drummer but have some reticence in following it—maybe even shame. You are fed up with conventional wisdom. Mainstream consciousness is too constrictive.  Even the alternative options feel inauthentic and limiting. You yearn for change and realize that you must [...]

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Stretch Beyond Ourselves

October 8, 2010

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the lack of constructive dialogue in this country.  I am grieved that folks don’t seem to be able to talk to one another anymore. The rigidity, superiority, and posturing I see on all sides concerns me.  The lack of respect, compassion, and kindness startle me.  What are we [...]

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A Delight and A Joy

October 1, 2010

“K’ung said:  To learn and then put it in practice–isn’t that a delight?  To have friends come from afar–isn’t that a joy?”  The Lun Yu Today, I turn 50!  Half a century has come and gone.  A lifetime for me—A blink of the eye in eternity. What have I learned these past 50 years? I [...]

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The Fullness of this Moment

September 28, 2010

“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”  Joseph Campbell Mayflies have been abundant these last couple of days.  I have read that their lifespan lasts between several minutes and several days.  When I stepped outside last night, I saw [...]

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The State of Fear

August 26, 2010

“Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open.  You’re able to benefit from the unique viewpoints of others, without being crippled by your own judgment.” Ralph Marston I had a conversation with a friend today that disturbed me.  I found myself tensing up as we talked.  I felt [...]

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Strengthen the Life Around You

July 1, 2010

July already.  We’ve been in Georgia for only two months, but it seems like a lifetime ago that we left the northeast.  Odd how time flows.  Interesting that I have relaxed so easily into the comfortable lap of Georgia after 25 years away.  How good and right it feels to be here.  Life strengthens me. [...]

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Speak the Truth

May 26, 2010

I mentioned yesterday that something is bubbling in me.  I had a dream the other night that gave me a hint.  It felt important.  As I was moving through that state between sleeping and waking, I got a clear message:  Speak the truth with kindness, clarity, and authority. It was that clear. It stayed with [...]

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Self Editing

May 25, 2010

I edit myself when writing my blog, and in other areas of my life, too.  I withhold, tone down, try to show a certain face, etc.  I still have a smidgen of fear that I’ll be misunderstood or won’t be accepted if I put forth my whole being.  I suppose it’s a more than a [...]

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I am Not Alone

May 20, 2010

I received news day before yesterday that Daddy is dying of lung cancer.   While news like this is difficult for me, it’s important to remember that the world does not revolve around me.  In fact, I just read a statistic that, according to the Lung Cancer Alliance, an estimated 437 people die of lung cancer [...]

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