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“Letting go is a painful prcess filled with both grief and coming alive at the same time. One part of us clings to the old familiar and fractured portions of ourself as the new emerging unfamiliar nature of our true self comes alive. Inside we have this last bit of grasping or crying out: My…

I asked L.L. Barkat, author of Stone Crossings: Finding Grace in the Hard and Hidden Places when it was that she’d become a writer. She answered with a typically simple, yet thoughtful response, “I don’t know…was it when I wrote, illustrated and bound books as a young girl?”  I recalled this when I read a piece she…

The following comment from kenneth on yesterday’s post, Why Is It So Hard to Let Go of Our Shortcomings?, provides an interesting take on the question of letting go. What do you think of his assertion that we would prefer to remain in a predictable spot – even when it is uncomfortable or self destructive…

Whether pursued through therapy, recovery or spiritual endeavors, sustained transformational change of heart, mind and life is difficult to achieve. Who hasn’t made and broken a commitment to get more organized, stop smoking, quit drinking, work more, work less, stop snapping at our kids, be more caring toward out spouse, etc.? And yet, despite an…

The question of societal morality has long centered around the question of age. “What happens in Vegas…” and “to each his own” arguments normally assume (whether true in reality or not) that the “what” is happening is among consenting adults. But what happens when 16-year old tween idol Miley Cyrus does a pole dance on…

With just days between now and back-to-school, its time to play catch up on a long list of have-to-dos and want-to-dos that were either lost or buried in the shuffle over the course of a very busy summer. Of course my busy life is no different than anyone else’s. Most people I know have family,…

I came across an NPR headline this morning that reads, “World Emerging From Deep Slump, But Can it Last?” The article points to economic indicators in Europe, Asia and the United States that hint at a possible end to the worldwide economic downturn even as it cautions that optimism may be premature.  Three things stood…

It shouldn’t have taken longer than a day or two to contemplate the driving pace I’ve been maintaining since January, slap myself on the hand for not putting into practice the balance lessons I’ve learned over the past 5 or 6 years, and then spending the 7 days before school starts taking it easy, recalibrating…

I slept until 10:30 this morning and (I”ll admit it) it is 11:30 and I am writing this from bed. Martin, who left at 7 a.m. to help his father with something, got back about an hour ago and is fast asleep (and snoring) next to me. The sun is shining through the curtains of…

Just finished the first class in my PhD program. Six credits down and 54 to go…ouch. Beginning new things, especially things with a long timetable or uncertain outcome, can sometimes feel so daunting that it seems more prudent not the start at all. And yet, the certainty of a predictable black-and-white life pales in stark…
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