Emily Dickinson
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Days 336-337 – Diving Into Depth
“Like auto accidents, epiphanies occur unexpectedly. When they do, can we find the strength to dive deeper into the secret our life holds calmly in its hands?” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 285-287 – Our Inner Companion
“Perhaps, this is what is most precious in our lives: to see and be seen, to love and be loved, to touch when we can, to quietly sense each other within each day.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 198-200 – The Sun
“It is our very life that is at stake. Why not live our dreams? Why not love with every fiber of our being, with every breath we take, with every chance we have to touch the earth and sing to… Continue reading
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Days 31-33 – Friends Seen & Unseen
“When we toss light into the world it ignites a Love which may endure as a “constant companion.” In this sense, all of us are caregivers…Our friends are so often our caregivers, healing our hearts and brightening our lives. May… Continue reading
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Days 291-292 She Sweeps with Many Colored Brooms By ~Emily Dickinson
Watercolor by ~liz She Sweeps with Many Colored Brooms SHE sweeps with many-colored brooms, And leaves the shreds behind; Oh, housewife in the evening west, Come back, and dust the pond! You dropped a purple ravelling… Continue reading
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Days 289-290 – The “Thing With Feathers”
What Emily Dickinson reminds us is that hope is always there. What we know is that hope takes flight whenever Love spreads her wings within us. Continue reading
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Days 236-237 – The Quiet People
The quiet people are the ones who so often deliver Radical Loving Care… Continue reading
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Day 117 – Watching April’s End
Part of the practice of presence is teaching ourselves to observe the earth as she changes. I never noticed the end of April until I sought to write about her demise. Continue reading
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Days 58-60 – Emily’s Gifts to Caregivers
you may imagine Emily Dickinson, sitting in the next room, her hands in her white-dressed lap. How does she speak to you…and you to her? Continue reading
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