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Mother’s Day – The Grove: Giving
“Once there was a tree and she loved a little boy very, very much – even more than she loved herself.” ~Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree If you look closely, honestly at your relationship with your mother, regardless of the … Continue reading
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Tagged connection, gifts, gratitude, Love, perspective, relationships
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The Library: Overdue
I have a very bad habit of keeping my library books for longer than the allotted borrowing period. Sometimes it is because I haven’t had the time to read them, but more often than not it is simply because I … Continue reading
The Garden: Coexist
So often, when we think of the creatures of the earth, we consider ourselves apart from all the rest. There are humans, and then there are all the rest of the non-human animals in The Garden (whom we call simply … Continue reading
Posted in The Garden
Tagged awareness, community, connection, Earth, nature, relationships, UU 7th Principle
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Departures: The Gift in Good-Bye
“The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected. Maybe they always have been and will be. Maybe we’ve lived a thousand lives before this one and in each of them we’ve found each other. … Continue reading
Departures: Baggage Claim
As we progress through life’s journey, we pick up things here and there, and we carry them along with us. Some of what we collect will make us feel lighter, more capable of easy flight; but much of what we … Continue reading
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Tagged healing, help, relationships, self-help, service, UU 3rd Principle
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Sustenance: Relationships
People amaze me. Sometimes that amazement is inspiring! Recently, it was the department store clerk who, on my behalf, called every level of her supervisors to my aid to make my transaction work. She did it in a way that let … Continue reading
Flight: Everyday Heroes
About a week ago I went for a walk with my ten year-old son and our next door neighbor’s nine year-old daughter, in our surrounding neighborhood. Before we even got off our street, we encountered a puppy running around loose … Continue reading