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inside/outside: it’s that ageing thing, again
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Britton Gildersleeve
When I was about the age of the picture, I asked my grandmother (who was probably 10 years older than I am now) how it felt to get old. She laughed ruefully & shook her head. I look in the mirror, and I wonder: who’s that old lady?? I don’t feel old on the inside.…
the Zen of whatever
By
Britton Gildersleeve
I love to cook. At least most of the time. And when I’m happiest doing it — making something I like to eat, w/out a deadline or people I worry won’t like it — cooking feels much like meditation. So does gardening, or making tea. I’ve never gotten to where washing dishes does this for…
spring, and the promise of a fresh start
By
Britton Gildersleeve
Today when I filled bird feeders, I looked out over the yard. Everywhere there’s the flush of rose & pink, and the backdrop of pale green that only comes in spring. Once I had the sunflower tray filled, the fat squirrel that’s half-tame was in it, stuffing fat cheeks. And the finches are on one…
the Beatitudes, Buddhism, and living a good life
By
Britton Gildersleeve
A discussion on my FB page began w/ my heartfelt anger at recent attempts (many successful) to discriminate against gay & trangender men & women. An old friend & former colleague pointed out that most Christians (at least here in America) are far more familiar w/ the 10 Commandments than the Beatitudes. It was a…
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