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smoothed stones: December 2013
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How lucky we were! Monday, December 23, 2013. And so I do. Soaked and . . . we could have groused or we could have laughed. It is the ability to chose laughter that seems to be the miracle. I am present and grateful. My heart is full and I rejoice in finding joy that has no payment up front or to come. But the thinking, planning and doing is such food for consolidation and movement. The process is a gift to my now, providing a frame for this joyful Christmas. And I will say once more, now has be in joy.
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smoothed stones: July 2013
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How lucky we were! Saturday, July 27, 2013. Today, the answer to why I have a practice is that it helps me stop the downward spiral and allows me to remember that the practice is the coming back to center over and over. And over. An unexpected free day yesterday turned difficult as I began to see some of Julia’s losses. After a few weeks of laying off calendar work which has been done every day for months, she has lost the concepts of yesterday, today and tomorrow. How narrow must our life together be?
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smoothed stones: first words
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Monday, October 1, 2012. I have been finished with Spicy Dragons and Dinosaurs for awhile. That title has seen me though more than 1600 posts about adoption, Julia’s tough days and David’s heart transplant and death. It has seen me through the long dark tunnel of grieving and my first tentative steps towards some right livelihood. It is a wonderful name but I want to begin with something fresh and unburdened. A few nights ago I wrote: "H ow lucky we were! Smoothed stones - the blog. I'll post pictures on.
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smoothed stones: May 2013
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How lucky we were! Sunday, May 26, 2013. There is change. For both of us. Friday, May 24, 2013. Trying hard to get home. We had breakfast in the airport before we could check into out rescheduled flight, and then lunch post-security when the flight was delayed the first time. Julia ate a personal pizza which will keep her for awhile. I had a very small bean salad which was meant to be a snack until we got home. Is there a way to be here mindfully? Update: rescheduled again for 4:20 and our number increas...
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smoothed stones: February 2014
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How lucky we were! Tuesday, February 4, 2014. You can find my ruminations at: http:/ myyearofchasingjoy.wordpress.com. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Orlando: Christmas in shorts. Live simply - be mindful. Give more, expect less. Take joy in body. Prompt spirit to go far. Seek likeminded, kindred spirits. Go fearlessly into the dark. Ask for what I need. Spicy dragon and dinosaurs. Sitting quietly, waiting to be Georgia O'Keefe. The artist and her work. Christmas eve in Rockefeller Center.
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smoothed stones
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How lucky we were! Monday, December 23, 2013. And so I do. Soaked and . . . we could have groused or we could have laughed. It is the ability to chose laughter that seems to be the miracle. I am present and grateful. My heart is full and I rejoice in finding joy that has no payment up front or to come. But the thinking, planning and doing is such food for consolidation and movement. The process is a gift to my now, providing a frame for this joyful Christmas. And I will say once more, now has be in joy.
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Spicy Dragons & Dinosaurs: T-rex Julia
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Reading List for Fallow Year. This is the first draft of a few chapters of a picture book. My intent is to enter Julia's world and to help her give up her dinosaur identity and become a "real world." I expect to add many chapters. I would appreciate comments and suggestion. Chapter 1 T-rex Julia comes home. In China, Mommy and Daddy and Cheshire met Mr. Xiao in a big room. 8220;Here is your daughter,” Mr. Xiao said. 8220;Excuse me,” said Mommy. “Is this Xiao Zhi Kuang? Mommy and Daddy smiled with the lit...
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Spicy Dragons & Dinosaurs: References
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Reading List for Fallow Year. Books and Articles related to Autism, ADHD, Attachment, Parenting, and Trauma. Healing the New Childhood Epidemics, by Kenneth Bock and Cameron Stauth. How does neurological reorganization, by Emily Beard Johnson, BA, CD, Asst Assoc of ECE, Neurological Reorganization Practitioner (art.). Report of the APSAC Task Force on Attachment Therapy, Reactive Attachment Disorder, and Attachment Problems, by Mark Chaffin and many others. By Dr B. Gindis (art.). Thinking in Pictures: M...
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Spicy Dragons & Dinosaurs
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Reading List for Fallow Year. Lissa asks Julia to pick out a color that expresses how she feels. Julia plays with the dinosaur that is still on the table and also wants the Mario figure to pick a color. Finally, she picks blue and says that she feels happy. Lissa asks, “Are you ready to draw? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Madison, WI - May, 2012. House - my home renovation blog. Flower - pictures and musings on my Madison garden. Waiting for Hari - our adoption blog from 2006. On July 5, 2010, Davi...
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Spicy Dragons & Dinosaurs
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Reading List for Fallow Year. Today, I am not sad about this, although I was a bit yesterday. Rather, it is a perplexing fact of life, of my life, of the life I now live. Email to Julia’s teacher:. I understand if you are trying to limit that kind of time - she needs to work towards class time and participation - I'd like to be able to talk about this at home but I need to know what you are working towards. And also, how difficult are transitions? I was a bit of a mess before I left for the retreat. ...
