Overlapping Moments: Find Life’s Magic in Shared Time
The Weight of Untold Stories I sit on the edge of my chair in the hospital room. My uncle is telling a story from his hospital bed. I had asked…
Read moreWhy Do You Blog? You Might Be Surprised {My 16th Blogging Anniversary}
Today August 8, 2024, is my 16 year blogging anniversary. On August 8, 2008, I clicked “Publish” on my first blog post. What a journey! I’m updating this previously published…
Read moreFrom Bandaids to Water Bottles, Be Curious About the Power of Empathy
“The only way to survive is by taking care of one another.” – Grace Lee Boggs #1 – A Bandaid The contemplative writing session at the Wild Goose Festival had…
Read moreWhich of These 3 Conversations Are You Having? Insights from a Doctor’s Office
Getting a Look I get satisfaction when I see the look pass between them, the young eye doctor and his assistant. My friend V and I have been sitting in…
Read moreWelcome the Outsider
Have Enough Favorites? It’s been a few years now, but I remember the night Brian brought me Vietnamese spring rolls. He had made spring rolls a couple weeks earlier and…
Read moreFasting the Illusion of Independence – 40 People of Lent Project
“Remind me of a love that is good and let the warmth of it tug loose a memory of being seen and loved, even cherished by a familiar, knowing face.…
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