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tending the possible
I like it when a title arrives. Often it’s when I’m on a roll in my musings, and there is something like a climactic crescendo of the brain. Yes, that fits with those other thoughts and ideas; wow, it’s great and grand. Boom. Then in the thought-quiet while I dry my hair or wash the … Continue reading
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somebody’s old lady thinks so
Reflecting on my first fifty years… What has been most significant? While still in process about everything, I would start with growing up in a loving family finding my love, getting to keep him receiving my children, letting them go. *** The most important thing involving my inner life happened when I stopped fearing my … Continue reading
Posted in belief, life, reflection, wonder
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melted
As you read this, I hope you will understand that when I speak of the long night that preceded these days of my happiness, I do not remember grief and loneliness so much as I do peace and comfort — grief, but never without comfort; loneliness, but never without peace. Almost never. ~ Marilynne Robinson, … Continue reading
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shoulder length or longer
Watching BBC news last night, I learned some of the story of Hair in Great Britain. I recalled listening to the musical’s LP at home with my parents in the 70s. The production was a groovy thing, I thought. I didn’t see it and would have been rather scandalized, I’m sure, if I had. For … Continue reading
Posted in interesting, newsy, oldies, reflection
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lent for lent
Christian traditions of various types have been placed around me all my life. Even more these days, when I tread paths of some ancient beliefs. At least, I imagine what it’s like to be a pilgrim on those sorts of journeys. I’m struck by the beauty in Orthodox rituals – from decorous clothing to music … Continue reading
wednesday’s word: renewed
Though on the outside, wasting (perishing, decaying, you fill in the blank), the inward me is renewed day by day. ~Paul of Tarsus What has renewed you?
loss and gain
A week and a day ago I waited for my little dog to die. Brindy had lived a good life, a really swell batch of days spanning nearly 18 years. This day she suffered. My mom had told me (from her experience with our 17-year-old doggy from my childhood), “When it’s time, you’ll know.” She … Continue reading
Posted in family, lil' animals, reflection, thankfulness
Tagged brindy, mom, thankfulness
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coasting to an idea
Water reflected moon’s shine. White crests and packed sand dimly shown, drawing the two of us from a room of comfort into the chill and gusts before dawn. Feebly I attempted visual capture. But more to the point, the narrative flowing in my head channeled thoughts toward an interesting moment. The writer-learning this past year … Continue reading
how I learn sometimes
On this quest for understanding, for even a trickled spring gilded bright beneath with treasure, I tread many empty days in which pebbles scuff my toes along shores of speculation. But one drear morning, a wise old trout, twenty-five inches at least, appears and travels beside me, tipping a shiny sliver of insight toward me … Continue reading
Posted in practice, reflection
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love and the why
At least two bloggers this week have admitted they over-think things. Such confessions may clog our spheres, but I think, rather (in my over-thinking way), that I gravitate to posts by these types. What else can be said for a woman nearing 50 who posits motives for her actions 30-plus years ago, on paper, submitting … Continue reading
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