Ten years ago, my birthday. I am visiting a friend in New Hampshire. It is unseasonably cold for early October;…
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soul work
Growing older we discover that life doesn’t actually get easier. We just become a bit more skilled at navigating the ups and downs. On good days, I can see the challenges that come my way as invitations to stretch a little, grow a little, learn a little. Viewed this way, just about everything becomes an opportunity for soul work. Read more about what soul work means to me, or browse the archive of stories below.
Quiet work
Remember that poster in your high school guidance counselor’s office? The one with an airbrushed photo of some generic sunrise…
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A brief friendship, a lasting memory
Her doctor told her she had, at best, two years to live. That was nearly twenty-five years ago, when Kathy…
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Practice
The theme of my life this winter can be summed up in a word: practice. Two-thirds of the way through…
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Unimaginable
We sat around the kitchen table after dinner last night — my son Henry, my husband Steve, and two of…
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Slow Journey
I’ve spent the last three weeks in one place doing one thing. And, although I will leave my mother’s house…
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