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Category Archives: spirituality
Mrs. W.
Mrs. W. was the lunch lady at my elementary school. She was mean and everyone hated her. She was obese, with a softball sized goiter and a severe hunchback. Her eyes bugged out in that unattended thyroid kind of way. … Continue reading
You Are That, From the Chandogya Upanishad, Chapter 6
Click here to read a beautiful passage of a father teaching his child Who He Is. My babies…you are part of everything good and beautiful. Integral parts of the larger whole. Oh the glorious beauty of words. Oh the endless … Continue reading
What I Do When I Get Scared
Sometimes I feel so scared. I wake in the night, feeling like life is just ticking away. So little time. At the theater the other night, I see an actor back flip through the air repeatedly and I know that … Continue reading
Posted in spirituality, Uncategorized
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The Morning Song, Rickie Byars-Beckwith
One of the most poignant moments during the recent Great Lakes Unity Music Conference was when Rickie Byars-Beckwith asked if anyone had recently experienced the transition of a loved one. Two women stepped forward, both from our local Unity congregation. Both … Continue reading
Posted in singing, spirituality, Uncategorized, Unity church
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I had an experience at church on Sunday…
The love of God is loving me and resting in the love of God I know that all is well. -Rickie Byars-Beckwith Sunday I got to bring my sister to church! She’s a Unity person too, though the … Continue reading
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I Love Myself So Much…
At the concert Friday night, our encore was a very simple bouncy little song they sing at the Agape International Spiritual Center(and at our church too), about how you can’t love anyone else unless you love yourself. The choir went into the … Continue reading
Posted in singing, spirituality, Unity church
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Everything is Holy Now
I bought the 21st Agape Choir Anniversary CD over the weekend. A lot of the songs we sang at the conference are on it, and they are all inspiring, but one song I’d never heard before just blew me away. … Continue reading
Posted in spirituality, Unity church
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Man at the Market
I took Jingle to the Farmer’s Market yesterday morning. After tactfully extricating myself from a conversation with my Mennonite friend who was adament animals have no souls, I walked around with purpose, gathering my wares. -Beets -Potatoes -Onions -Bread -Butter “Good … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Service dogs, special needs, spirituality
Tagged Parenting, service dogs, special needs
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Too Much Togetherness
Day six of being together 24/7 in a small hotel suite. I can feel myself gasping for breath. Not literally, but I do feel a slow suffocation. I’m out of my element. We can’t go out to eat (per Seth’s health … Continue reading
Posted in meditation, Parenting, special needs, spirituality
Tagged meditation, Parenting, special needs
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My Friend at the Market
We get our produce, milk and bread from a man at a local farmer’s market. I thought he was Amish, but turns out he’s Mennonite. I had bit of a Seinfeld moment when I found out… “I thought I was getting … Continue reading
Waiting
Sometimes while waiting in traffic, or on an airplane, or at a cash register, I find myself getting all wound up. Patience isn’t my first reaction. But I have a little trick that helps if I remember to use it. I look around at the … Continue reading