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Birthdays
Today, I turn 45 years old. I feel so grateful for this day, and for all of the days that have preceded it. I know what a gift it is to get a…
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Staying Afloat
In the years following my sister’s death, I fell, as so many people who have experienced loss do, into a dark abyss that seemed expansive, almost bottomless. Its darkness colored everything around me,…
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Cathy
“When you are sorrowful, look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” – Kahlil Gibran I am going to…
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Discovering Joy
For most of my life, I had believed that happiness and joy were interchangeable feelings, synonyms for the emotion we feel when things are going well, when we are content and untroubled. They…
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Beginning with Hope
“Although he had no inkling of where his future would lead him, he did feel strongly, often with anguishing clarity, that his destiny was shaping itself.” – Herman Hesse, Narcissus and Goldmund At…