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One Song by Rumi Every war and every conflict between human beings has happened because of some disagreement about names. It is such an unnecessary foolishness, because just beyond the arguing there is a long table of companionship set and waiting for us to sit down. What is praised is one, so the praise is…
Plum Blossoms in Sepia I remember looking at the…
Plum Blossoms in Sepia I remember looking at the plum tree outside my window last fall at the tangle of moss-covered, leafless branches and marvelling that something that looked so dead would ever bear fruit again. I wrote this haiku to capture the moment: filled with promise plum branches rest in autumn darkness We all…
Healthy Self Respect
I have a wonderful checklist I got from my therapist on “Maintaining Personal Boundaries in Relationships” by David Richo. He has a free E-book which you can access here. It’s very worthwhile reading if you are on a healing path. I found this wonderful piece of writing by him on the building blocks of healthy…
Tonight, I went to a screening of Quick Brown Fox …
Tonight, I went to a screening of Quick Brown Fox at the Henry Art Museum. It is a very touching film done by a brave woman, Ann Hedreen of White Noise Productions. It is an account, in the first person, of a woman whose mother is dying of Alzheimer’s Disease. During the Q&A, I asked…