Category: Personal Growth
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Things Happen
It was evening now, the house was quiet. Emmy thought back on the day. She thought about the harvest fair and being with Margo, her best friend. It had been a nice day, at least up until “the incident”. Emmy thought about it and shook her head. Maybe I should have done more to help,…
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Journey’s – Part I – The House
My husband Frank dug a trail to the door. The snow was about three feet deep. When we pulled up, we were surprised to see that nothing had been shoveled — not even a thin path to the door. When the realtor arrived, he told us the key was in the back of the house.…
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Home is not a place
Winter is a time to turn inward. I appreciate the stillness of a snowy day. The quiet as the snow lands on the earth is comforting. A blanket under which we hear our own thoughts more clearly. December reminds me that a new year is approaching. I clean out my desk, my closets, and the…
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Sunrise
Today, I sat listening to the stories people shared about their 911 experience. I shared my own. 9/11 is here and gone, another anniversary. It is a emotional day for New Yorkers, First Responders, Americans and people all over the world who witnessed the attack. In the years that follow, the impact of that day…
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Inyeon
Inyeon, a Korean Buddhist philosophy, is described as the invisible thread binding us across lifetimes. There are people who we meet that feel instantly comfortable and familiar. There is a recognition that they are connected to us without our knowing them for very long. Karmic forces connect us to those we have unfinished business with.…
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Rabbit Holler
The rabbits were out in full force. They are not afraid. They stand still in the grass as dog and I walk along the path. I leave some strawberries in the treeline for them. Three of the babies were out today. Running, chasing each other in the grass. They find shelter under the pines and…
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Change
The little yellow bench is gone. It stood against the pine. Each year the pine provided shelter and a canopy of green above me. You could sit there and watch the sun set over the water. The little gray cottage is shuttered. The hands of the claddagh folded in friendship. The place where friends met.…
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Sky
Leaving before the sun rises, the quiet comforts me. This time is my favorite time of day. The midst on the hills rises and dances. There is a fawn peeping out of the tree line. I made coffee to take with me. The coffee is hot in its holder, fragrant. The twists and turns of…
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The Madonna
As I walk by the cabinet in the dining room, she stares at me as I pass. She sits high on top of the cabinet. Sometimes I forget that she is there. The term Madonna means, my lady. She represents love, compassion and virtue. A few years ago my husband and I went to look…
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Transmute
Tonight I walked to the meadow and was surprised to see that there were seven deer there. They looked at me, unafraid and curious. The dog was on his lead and pulled to see them. We interrupted their meeting. The dog and I stood still to watch them at the edge of the meadow. They…
