- The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise. -Alden Nowlan, poet, novelist, and playwright (1933-1983)
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Category Archives: spirituality
The Only Way Out is Through
Reverend Michael Bernard Beckwith of the Agape International Spiritual Center often tells the story of a chick inside an egg. He says at first it’s pretty comfy in there. It has everything it needs. Enough to eat. Lots of room. … Continue reading
Before the Body
This meditation has been kicking around in my mind lately. I wrote about it back in 2008 on my old blog, and I repost it here, with love. _____ I want to tell you about a meditation I sometimes do. … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, meditation, spirituality
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Speeding Ticket
Driving in the residential neighborhood I live in, my eyes focus on the intersection coming up at the end of the street. Suddenly, there is a cop standing on the side of the road, with his hand up, telling me … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, spirituality, Uncategorized
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Patience vs. Presence
On my morning commute, I was listening to a talk given by Eckhart Tolle. In it, he spoke of the concepts of patience and presence. He said if you are practicing patience, you are not being present. You are white … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, spirituality, Uncategorized
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Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
I always find it. Always, always. No matter where we live there are places, where nature is honored and preserved. Today I “took the day off” and went to Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. It was lovely. About 10 steps onto the … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, spirituality, Uncategorized
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Figure Eight
Despite my tongue in cheek piece in The Imperfect Parent a few years back, I’d never cursed in front of my children for the first ten years of parenting, and even now it is a rare occurence. With Riley’s low … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, Asperger's, spirituality, Uncategorized
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You’re doing just fine…
Borderline panic has been my baseline as of late. I barely know where I am. I am lost all the time, literally. I have not had to be in rush hour traffic on a major interstate in over a dozen … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, spirituality, Uncategorized
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Take Your Head Out of the Sand
When Riley was three, I was attending a weekly meeting to discuss A Course in Miracles. I’d found the book a couple of years prior, and dabbled. I felt better every time I picked it up and read a little. … Continue reading
Posted in autism, bio-med, special needs parenting, spirituality, Uncategorized
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Diving
This is my grandmother, in 1918. On the back of the photo it says her swan dive was 99.9% perfect. She was 16 at the time. She would go on to marry. Live in NYC for a while. Move back … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, Love., spirituality, Uncategorized
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Easter
Yesterday I was so flat out exhausted. Todd knew it and offered to take over morning routine today so I could sleep. We’re good that way. I think it is one of the reasons our marriage is strong. We intuit … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, Love., Parenting, spirituality, Uncategorized
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Healing Service with Dr. Nemeh
Last Sunday we attended a healing service with Dr. Issam Nemeh. They let the people with children go first and thank God. As we sat listening to his opening talk, Riley became very agitated. She started to fidget in her seat … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, spirituality, Uncategorized, writing
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Wil of God
Today is the day! Carrie Wilson Link’s long awaited book, Wil of God, is released. “Wil of God is the story of a tightly wound special needs … Continue reading
Posted in autism, memoir, special needs, special needs parenting, spirituality, Uncategorized, Wil of God, writing
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Safety
Seth could not sleep last night. When he re-entered school this year after being homeschooled for two, the biggest stress for him was not the academic work, not the social aspects of making new friends, but the fire and lock … Continue reading
Helicopter Mom
It’s not that there is a shortage of things to write about. There are always a million things going on, only a teeny portion of which ends up here on the ole blog. Finding time has been the challenge. Doing … Continue reading
Posted in Asperger's, autism, bio-med, IVIG, PANDAS, special needs parenting, Specific Carb Diet, spirituality, Uncategorized
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40 Days
This is how it happens to me. I have an inkling. Some little voice, tapping at me. Do it. I try to talk myself out of it. A million reasons why it isn’t “the time.” Then I find myself on … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, spirituality, Uncategorized, yoga
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“It takes a child to raise a village…”
In a recent dedication ceremony at Agape International Spiritual Center in LA, the little girl being welcomed into the community is a RIOT. Her name is Lucia. Click here, and just below the pause button you can drag the video to … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, spirituality, Uncategorized
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Emmanuel
“The moment of death is also a moment of remembering. I cannot tell you how often you dear ones have left your bodies and begun to laugh.” -Emmanuel’s Book II (The … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, spirituality, Uncategorized
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Sunburned Faces, Part 1
Some of you who read this blog, probably read Jeneil Russell’s blog too. She writes beautifully of family life, autism, and faith, always faith. And she has this way of making you fall in love with whomever she loves. Her … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, book reviews, spirituality, Uncategorized, writing
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Censorship
So I have this idea for a new book. And it is of the “inspirational” variety, but it has a different spin than most inspirational books. And I really, really want to write it, but the thing is, I keep … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, spirituality, Uncategorized, writing
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