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Days 13-17 – One Who Raised The Light
Marcy Alton had a presence that lit-up hearts. When you enter a room does the “light” go up or down? Do others feel pleased or afraid? Confident or unsure? Loving or fearful? Continue reading
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Days 6-10 – The Most Important Thing We Forget
Every older person worries about forgetfulness. But, when Vanderbilt Divinity School intern Summer Hyche told her audience, “We are a forgetful people” she was not talking about dementia. Continue reading
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Days 280-284 – A Unique & Sacred Gift
Imagine a friend spending one of her final hours buying you a gift. Opened, it may soon end up in the closet of the forgotten. Wrapped it may become, as here, unique, sacred & a holy expression of one of… Continue reading
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Days 96-97 Little Glimpses
I recently discovered a book, "Prayers for Healing 365 Blessings, Poems & Meditations from Around the World" that was shared by an esteemed colleague. I found a second hand copy as this edition is as no longer in print. This… Continue reading
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Days 268-272 – “Room at the Top of the World”
Our “room at the top of the world” is not a thousand miles away but within – or not at all. I have found mine & I ain’t comin’ down. Continue reading
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Days 192-196 A Land of Oneness?
"It is easy to turn away from a stranger, the unknown other, from the faceless in a crowded sea of otherness." – Liz Wessel In her weekend essay (& exceptional painting) Liz Wessel answered a question that I also… Continue reading
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Days 185-189 – Life was not wasted on her…
Many of us squander our time on earth. Life was not wasted on Gretchen. She embraced it, drank its champagne, painted it the color of Argentina, changed a city & impacted hundreds of thousands. Continue reading
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Days 101-105 – The Crushing of Individuality
In this 11-second video, my fifth grandchild experiences his first bite of solid food & turns up his nose. Then his mom makes him laugh. Will his subconscious record that eating the dislikable can be fun? Society strives to crush… Continue reading
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