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Writing and Healing 12/31/25 Writing and Healing 12/31/25

Welcome to Word Medicine

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An Intelligence Moving in the World
Writing and Healing 12/30/25 Writing and Healing 12/30/25

An Intelligence Moving in the World

Sometimes the spontaneous expression or mistake which is outside our intended design, brings riches from the unconscious.

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Chronic Illness, Healing, Transitions, Writing and Healing 5/11/18 Chronic Illness, Healing, Transitions, Writing and Healing 5/11/18

Making Honey

Why the bees are back I don’t know, nor do I know how long they will stay. But their presence feels like palpable hope.

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Breath, Movement, Image
The Art of Living, Writing and Healing 9/29/17 The Art of Living, Writing and Healing 9/29/17

Breath, Movement, Image

One of the gifts of age is being willing to do things you might not be terribly good at.

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Confusing Times
aging parents, Grief, stress 9/7/17 aging parents, Grief, stress 9/7/17

Confusing Times

Things are changing quickly. My role is changing, and this woman who has always been so fiercely independent, is suddenly reliant on me in a way I never expected.

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poetry, The Art of Living 1/20/17 poetry, The Art of Living 1/20/17

Living A Life You Can Endure

How to contribute to the world while thriving.

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Listening to the Other
Stories, The Art of Living 1/12/17 Stories, The Art of Living 1/12/17

Listening to the Other

We are our stories. We think we know people, but we don’t know anyone until we know their stories.

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Feeling at Home at Christmas
Chronic Illness, The Art of Living, Writing and Healing 12/9/16 Chronic Illness, The Art of Living, Writing and Healing 12/9/16

Feeling at Home at Christmas

The challenges of living with a disability or chronic, invisible illness are heightened this time of year.

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Community, disability, The Art of Living 10/26/16 Community, disability, The Art of Living 10/26/16

Dwelling

The story of a community that got behind young people with a dream.

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The Sense of an Ending
middle-age, Parenting, Publication, The Art of Ficition, The Art of Living, Transitions 9/29/16 middle-age, Parenting, Publication, The Art of Ficition, The Art of Living, Transitions 9/29/16

The Sense of an Ending

When the last child leaves, wondering if I was a good enough mother. There are no do overs.

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Writing and Healing 9/5/16 Writing and Healing 9/5/16

For September 4th: Finding Solace in a Spiritual Practice

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Art and Healthcare, facilitating Writing w..., Process, Writing and Healing 7/27/16 Art and Healthcare, facilitating Writing w..., Process, Writing and Healing 7/27/16

An Invitation

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Writing and Healing 7/21/16 Writing and Healing 7/21/16

Family Matters

How to respond with serenity in the face of family crises.

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middle-age, poetry, Spirituality, The Art of Living 7/5/16 middle-age, poetry, Spirituality, The Art of Living 7/5/16

Travels

Here at the beach, in this place of liminality, of the meeting between consciousness and unconsciousness, between solid ground and mutable water, I stand on a similar threshold.

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The Art of Ficition, Writing and Healing 5/30/16 The Art of Ficition, Writing and Healing 5/30/16

State of Mind

The magic that comes from being in the flow and getting out of your own way!!

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Craft, poetry, Process, Writing and Healing 5/4/16 Craft, poetry, Process, Writing and Healing 5/4/16

The Moon, Not the Finger

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loss, The Art of Living, Writing and Healing 1/19/16 loss, The Art of Living, Writing and Healing 1/19/16

The Shape of Absence

The mysterious relationship between a dog and a human. Do we really understand it?

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Spirituality, stress, The Art of Living 12/7/15 Spirituality, stress, The Art of Living 12/7/15

Christmas Preparations: What Are We Preparing For?

We all have need and we all have abundance, and the holidays make us aware of both.

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aging parents, Chronic Illness, Grief 11/5/15 aging parents, Chronic Illness, Grief 11/5/15

Facing It

Middle age, like fall, is a time to shed illusions. Do we know too much to be happy?

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poetry, writer's block 8/20/15 poetry, writer's block 8/20/15

Reverie and Engagment

In order to write, I have to almost slam the door on time, to disregard it. But it is always there, panting heavily on the threshold, whining about all that needs to be done.

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