” To be rooted in life, to learn, to desire, to feel, to think, to act. This is what I want. And nothing less. That is what I must try for.” – Katherine Mansfield Katherine …
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LAST THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Stay grounded
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When Troubled Hearts Meet: Transforming Suffering
Yesterday I had lunch with my friend Maria. We tend to have conversations about serious stuff which I love, about life and art, our mutual scars, what we think of the world outside. I always …
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FRESH OFF THE PAGE: lost at sea
Every night when I go to bed I turn on my ocean sounds, listening to the surf as I fall asleep. For several years I used a bedside alarm clock that played different nature sounds; now, of course, …
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Sowing the Seeds of Creation: A Trip to the Paint n Sip
Last Saturday I went with some friends to my local paint and sip, a place where mostly women congregate to create a kind of paint-by-instruction piece and drink at the same time. I’m sure the wine …
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THROUGH MY LENS: Shooting the Moon
There is a beautiful, secret place hidden behind Smithsonian Castle in Washington. Though all the surrounding gardens are lovely, the Moongate Garden pictured above was a true treasure for me to visit. It is arranged on such …
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Post Thanksgiving Thoughts: On Being Leftovers
There is a show I really like on HBO called The Leftovers. Based on the book of the same title by author Tom Perrotta, it’s about what happens to the rest of the world when …
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LAST THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: On compassion
“You take it all in. You let the pain of the world touch your heart and you turn it into compassion.” – Gyalwa Karmapa Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and I do have a lot of things …
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FRESH OFF THE PAGE: One last bright day
I got the feeling that today was the end. The last day of relative warmth, of feeling heat in the sunshine, of hearing the buzz of a bee in the yard at noontime. I vowed to get …
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What the Tractors Taught Me: Lessons in the Rain
Last night a friend and I went to the Holiday Tractor Parade down in Greenwich, New York. It turned out to be a lot cooler and more fun than even I thought it sounded like at first, …
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LAST THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The Power of Asking Questions
“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.” – Naguib Mahfouz Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer who won the Nobel …
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