Photo by Dinah 💜 Another family story…. November has always been birthday month. My husband, several friends, my mom and my brother John are/were all November babies. My brother John was 6 years older and the closest to me in age. My other 2 brothers were 8 and 10 years older. In 2007, John was …
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Lake Michigan….Day 12/30
Photo by Dinah (c) I have always lived near big water… Either the Great Lakes or the ocean. I feel like that has been a huge gift throughout my life. I’m not at all inclined to be on or in the water. But I do love being near it, seeing it, and feeling its soothing …
Being
So many worlds collide in order to create each human life. The coming together of two people, two bodies, at least two cultures and families and on and on.We start this journey, being taught, being molded, being corrected and trying and trying and trying. So much learning. So much striving. We feel lucky if we …
Making Magic-Day 2/30
Photo by Don (c) “To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. …
The Liminal Space
Photo by Dinah (c) Years ago two dear friends of ours owned a meditation center that was about an hour south of us. My friend facilitated a regular weekly meditation in the evening. Sometimes we’d co-facilitate those gatherings. It was fun because we were so drastically different. He was far more analytical than I and …
With Angels and Elephants 