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Renewal: If I succeed in loving you . . .

Buddhist teachings say that there is no separate self, and I find that difficult to embrace all the time.  I think most Westerners do.  I don’t know that it matters whether it always makes sense to me as much as … Continue reading

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Renewal: The Significance of Relationships

The relationships we have with our family and friends enrich our lives in myriad ways, and taking the time to nurture them is one way we can feed our souls. Until this summer, I had been estranged from my father … Continue reading

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Renewal: Our Work Connects Us

When our children were small, some of their friends convinced them that it was a shame that their parents had to pay taxes for public schools since they went to private schools.  Our children came home and repeated that as … Continue reading

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