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Days 315-319 – Caring for the “Crazy” – The Challenge of “A Fine Madness”
We owe deep gratitude to those who care for the “crazy.” It is taxing, often confusing & can be as depressing as the disease itself. Continue reading
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Days 313-314 The Wonder in Everyday
Note: Guest Reflection by Terry Chapman PhD I’m sure you’ve seen the video of a jet plane in trouble as the oxygen masks drop to the terrified passengers below? Giving yourself oxygen first before giving it to kids or other… Continue reading
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Days 301-305 – Autumn Sun?
Anais Nin wrote, “We do not see things as they are./We see them as we are.” Why do you & I see the identical picture in different ways & thus experience different feelings? Continue reading
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Days 299-300 Hope In The Midst of Struggle
“Everywhere I looked, hope existed – but only as some kind of green shoot in the midst of struggle. It was a theological concept, not a spiritual practice. Hope, I began to realize, was not a state of life. It… Continue reading
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Days 294-298 – Different Kinds of Theft
A 1974 bank robbery serves triggers discussion crimes that are worse than breaking written laws. Continue reading
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Days 292-293 “The Whole of Who We Are”
“The only way to become whole is to put our arms lovingly around everything we’ve shown ourselves to be: self-serving and generous, spiteful and compassionate, cowardly and courageous, treacherous and trustworthy. We must be able to say to ourselves and… Continue reading
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Days 287-291 – Angels or Ghosts?
By reimagining our life stories we can disarm Fear. Bullies that terrorized & betrayers who disappointed can become the scared beings who found no other way to act. New stories can light our way across Fear’s bridge to Love’s lake, home… Continue reading
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Days 285-286 Graceful Receiving
"When I walk outside the studio and a child comes up and gives me a hug… I know that is the field I want to be growing in. It’s not the fancy people in this world who seem to nourish… Continue reading
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