Examples of an Imperfect woman
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….your Birthday.
“In the middle of the journey of our life I found myself within a dark woods Where the straight way was lost.” Dante Alighieri I am reading Elizabeth Lesser’s book, “Broken Open.” The philosopher William… Continue reading
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Ahead of time.
It has been 10 days since my brother and I shared any communication, no emails, no texts, and certainly not a phone call, in silence our relationship is on pause since our last phone conversation. The silence isn’t pregnant,… Continue reading
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Our time together
Twenty-seven years ago today, my husband and I began dating. We had talked to each other almost daily on the phone for 6 months, before we went on a date. We began talking, sharing and enjoying each other’s differences.… Continue reading
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Powerful in being me.
For the past year or more, while delivering mail it has occurred to me that I am just the middleman, but many act like I am the one who decides what they receive in their mailbox. They are thrilled… Continue reading
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Heading in the right direction.
Today I was on a new mail route, new to me mail route. I have done this route a few weeks back, but today it seemed brand new, again. It took me longer to find the slot for the… Continue reading
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Willing to try.
We agree to disagree. What does that mean? And can you use that same phrase or sentiment when talking about huge issues? My sister eloquently wrote about the time that she “flipped my switch to OFF” Yet they… Continue reading
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We failed to start.
“Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doingthere is a field. I'll meet you there.” Rumi When I look at my siblings, especially the ones that I haven’t spoken to, seen or interacted… Continue reading
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I know you can.
My brother is at a ten-day silent Vipassana retreat. This is his second time there, and this time he is a volunteer and will help with the food preparation and clean up as well as meditate for three hours a… Continue reading
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My words.
Sometimes the ears we want to hear are not open. Sometimes the words we have to speak get stuck in our throats, sometimes we have to speak no matter what and sometimes become silent in knowing. I heard Oprah… Continue reading
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Silence of our family.
While pondering how my family didn’t like what they saw in me at the time of our discovery of my father being a pedophile, they didn’t seem to have the same adverse reaction to him. While I reacted viscerally… Continue reading
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