Monthly Archives: April 2024

Cohabiting

The greatest change in my life from a year ago is that I am no longer living alone. Well, I have Benny (my cat), whom I definitely have to include as a member of the household and as family. But … Continue reading

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Keeping the World Spinning

The Hopi Indians of Arizona believe that our daily rituals and prayers literally keep this world spinning on its axis. For me, feeding the seagulls is one of those everyday prayers.                                                                                                  — Brenda Peterson Let this thought sink into your … Continue reading

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When The Threads of Interdependence Are Torn

Recently, we watched the 2023 movie Killers of the Flower Moon. The movie is set in 1920’s Oklahoma, and the story is based on a series of serial killings of women in the Native American Osage community. I came away … Continue reading

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An Interdependent Acrostic

In every leaf and drop of dew, Nature’s intricate dance we view. Together, each creature, plant, and tree, Ecosystems thrive, free yet key. Reaching out, roots intertwine, Dependence shared, by design. Every action, cause, and effect of our, Perpetual movement  … Continue reading

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Interdependent Communion

British director Peter Brook (1925-2022) wrote and lectured extensively on the theatrical experience. One of the fundamental ideas he discussed was what he called “The Empty Space.” A bare stage, an actor on it and a viewer observing it are … Continue reading

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Nine Steps to Interbeing*

Struck. With news. Of terrible loss. How can this be? Pain, fear, doubt, guilt, shame. Deeply entwined in so many lives. I awoke thinking myself an individual being. Now drawn into a reality larger than myself.  I cannot escape my … Continue reading

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Playing the Same Song

What springs to mind when you first think about “Interdependence?” My first thought is about the duality it presents and the feelings brought about by each side. Having others (friends, family, pets, community) who depend on me does not generally … Continue reading

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