Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope—a slight shift and all patterns alter. – Sharon Salzberg Just Noticing I carry my breakfast dishes to the sink and check the outside temperature.…
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A Longer Wait It’s early Monday morning. I’m sitting in the doctor’s waiting room. I’m listening for my name to be called. Then a new family walks in. And I…
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The Moment My Heart Starts Racing I feel my heart pump faster. He really just said that? He actually believes that lie? Seriously? An hour earlier, everything had begun beautifully.…
Read moreIt’s the strangest road sign I’ve seen yet. Jeff and I are driving on I-40 East in North Carolina, where several roads are still a mess after Hurricane Helene barreled…
Read more“To love someone long-term is to attend a thousand funerals of the people they used to be. The people they’re too exhausted to be any longer. The people they don’t…
Read moreIs It Just Another Monday? It’s an ordinary Monday afternoon. My daughter Jenna and I are driving home after lunch with a friend. The traffic light turns red. We stop.…
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