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Being With...: Mother’s Day Angst
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Sunday, May 11, 2014. Mother’s Day Angst. Do you know the poem “The Invitation” by Oriah. I acknowledge I'm cynical about holidays in general because they often reflect consumerism and idolatry more than true celebration. Yet, I am not feeling cynical today. I'm sad and hurting. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My Lord God,. Chicago, IL, United States. I'm a spouse, mother, pediatric chaplain, progressive activist, cancer survivor, and lover of mystery and Spirit. Let the joy and light whirl!
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Being With...: January 2014
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Saturday, January 11, 2014. You’d be so pretty if…. I grew up hearing the phrase “You’d be so pretty if…” followed by a myriad of pointers on how I should. Look, act, think, and be. My mother and grandmother were the primary users of this expression but I occasionally heard it from others too. They truly believed themselves to be offering loving advice that would make me happy and better liked by others. Lest you misunderstand my point, I’m not launching into this to rail against my family. And my mom is...
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Being With...: October 2014
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014. I’d Do It All over Again… All of It. But all this is not why I’m writing. See, for the umpteen thousandth time, I had to consider the question of “What if I die soon? But even that is not why I’m writing. I’m writing because all this brings up more than just fear of loss and the unknown. It also brings up the question of regret. Are there anchors of shame I’m dragging behind me? Are there relationships that should (note the difference between could and should) be repaired?
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Being With...: Tears of Hope
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Thursday, May 23, 2013. Oh sure, I still have bad days and I suspect my predilection toward suicidal thoughts will always be there but it isn’t all I am. Yet I’ve had to ask the question “who am I if I’m not suffering? Great website. Plenty of helpful info here. Im sending it to some buddies ans additionally sharing in delicious. And naturally, thank you in your effort! Here is my homepage Nike Air Max. June 1, 2013 at 5:56 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My Lord God,. Chicago, IL, United States.
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Being With...: January 2015
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Saturday, January 17, 2015. The Funeral That Should Have Been. I did speak briefly at Mom’s funeral and I offered a reflection that came to me the night she died. As I stood in her quiet house standing vigil over her body and waiting for the hospice nurse and mortician to arrive, I felt a Holy presence that spoke the following meaning to me and I shared it at her funeral. This is what I said that evening to the best of my recollection:. Amen” Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who ...I share t...
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Being With...: May 2014
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Sunday, May 11, 2014. Mother’s Day Angst. Do you know the poem “The Invitation” by Oriah. I acknowledge I'm cynical about holidays in general because they often reflect consumerism and idolatry more than true celebration. Yet, I am not feeling cynical today. I'm sad and hurting. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My Lord God,. Chicago, IL, United States. I'm a spouse, mother, pediatric chaplain, progressive activist, cancer survivor, and lover of mystery and Spirit. Let the joy and light whirl! Some of My Faves.
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Being With...: A Body Of...
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Saturday, January 11, 2014. A quote from Margaret Cho:. 8220;If you are a woman, if you're a person of colour, if you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, if you are a person of size, if you are a person od intelligence, if you are a person of integrity, then you are considered a minority in this world. I’ve been trying to write about the complicated relationship I (and many people) have with body image, self-love, healing, and transformation. My awareness of this has never waned but it has been heig...
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Being With...: I’d Do It All over Again… All of It
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014. I’d Do It All over Again… All of It. But all this is not why I’m writing. See, for the umpteen thousandth time, I had to consider the question of “What if I die soon? But even that is not why I’m writing. I’m writing because all this brings up more than just fear of loss and the unknown. It also brings up the question of regret. Are there anchors of shame I’m dragging behind me? Are there relationships that should (note the difference between could and should) be repaired?
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Being With...: Fear of Falling: Improv Jazz and My Wellbeing
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Sunday, November 16, 2014. Fear of Falling: Improv Jazz and My Wellbeing. I try to tell myself that perhaps that’s okay. Getting pushed out of comfort zones is a good thing, it builds stamina and resiliency. But is that really true? Why do I keep doing this to myself? Why don’t I just stick to Louis Armstrong standards instead of drifting back to Art Tatum, Thelonious Monk, and Dan Tepfer? At some point I have to say to myself, “you’re just causing your own tension.”. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
