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Beginner's Heart
bad choices & (broken) beginner’s heart
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Britton Gildersleeve
There is a slice of meringue pie in the fridge. Calling to me. It may well speak some formerly unknown language that sounds now a bit like mother tongue. I shouldn’t eat it, but it’s not such a big deal. So I will, later. After my unhappily sleepy grandson goes down for the night. That’s…
family, socialism, and Thanksgiving conversations
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Britton Gildersleeve
Thanksgiving is NEXT WEEK! And we’ll be having a LOT of family over for the big celebratory feast. As I’m sure many of you will. And if you’re like our family, not everyone is … well, in accord on lots of things. For instance, several of my family disagree on most things currently dividing America:…
tranquility terrorists
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Britton Gildersleeve
I adore The Onion. Especially in pieces like this, framed and coloured in absurdity. To ‘target all Western suffering…’ How cool would that be? So here’s my post for today — a bit of humour, a LOT of wishful thinking. Because the fictional Rinpoche is correct: a jug does fill drop by drop. And if I…
listening
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Britton Gildersleeve
I am learning to listen from my grandson. (And if my son his father tells you it’s ‘indulging him,’ disregard.) I am learning to pay attention to cues — both verbal and non-verbal. And remember: at a scant six months, ‘verbal’ does not include words. 🙂 Still, Trinidad is quite articulate. And he makes his…
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