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Death, Grief, Love*
Death is the calm presence of a male nurse in the hospital room at 3 am describing the act: “You take a breath and die.” Grief is the dull ache deep inside the soul that is always there, sometimes...
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those little hearts
When I was a nanny in Menlo Park, California (many years ago) the family that I worked for had a little white cat named Rajah. A month after I started they brought her home when she was a just a wee...
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“Only love can conquer hate.” -Marvin Gaye. Tagged: good quotes, love, Peace, quote
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This post is dedicated to Rafael on the occasion of our 16th wedding...
Tagged: anniversary, love, Rafael, video
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
My husband a few weeks ago at lunch. And when I shared this on Twitter my friend said: @CraftyMoni love for you in his eyes!— Karma (@goodkarmaa) September 09, 2013 I thought this fit the WordPress...
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Be your own Valentine
made with Notegraphy I am learning how to love myself. I wanted to write an elaborate blog post about this but I am very tired and I don’t have much energy today. I mostly want to acknowledge this idea...
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A joyful occasion: finding love again after loss.
If you are a reader of this blog you will know that my family lost my stepfather to cancer around 4 years ago. At first the grief was almost unbearable but as the years go by healing happens. Grief is...
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Manifesto
“Only love can conquer hate.” - Marvin Gaye Tagged: good quotes, love, manifesto, marvin gaye, what's going on
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This song came on my iTunes as I was driving to pick up Raf from work yesterday evening. It reminds me of my childhood and makes my heart feel all warm and fuzzy. I’d have to agree with old Paul, the...
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Give it away, Now.
A few days ago someone shared an article at The Onion about a Buddhist extremist cell threatening to unleash peace and tranquility on the West. Being both Buddhist and a fan of satire, I thought it...
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“The sky can fall down, the wind can cry now The strong in me, I still smile.” “I” by Kendrick Lamar Tagged: good quotes, good songs, love, song of the day
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Story time with Miss Monica
Tagged: children's book, hugs, love, picture book, picture books, story time, video
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“Love is the one thing that we’re capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space. Maybe we should trust that, even if we can’t understand it.” From Interstellar. Tagged: good...
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That time I connected with a slug
A few weeks ago I was cleaning house and found myself staring down at a slug who’d found it’s way under the kitchen sink. My first reaction was “EEEEK!” And I frantically thought about how I could kill...
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A Valentines Day Conversation, Overheard. (or, how not to pick up on a woman)
Scene: Man in an American flag bandana pulls up on a Harley. Him: Hey babe, wanna go to the bar, get some cocktails this morning? Her: No. Him: Wanna go to my place, watch me build some stuff? Her:...
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“Understanding someone’s suffering is the best gift you can give another person. Understanding is love’s other name. If you don’t understand, you don’t love.” – Thich Nhat HanhFiled under: Random...
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My sweet little Crackers – a dream.
I had a dream about my sweet childhood dog last night and I can’t stop thinking about her today. She was so precious to me. We got her when I was in Kindergarten and she lived well into my adulthood. I...
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Thoughts on kindness
The zen center I belong to is going through precepts study at the moment, so I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about them lately. During this study period you are supposed read them every morning and...
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“No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than...
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“My heart is something. Everyone else’s heart is something too.” -Adorable six year old girl in this video who speaks very profoundly. Filed under: Random Tagged: 100 days 2015, good quote, Kindness,...
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