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Responsibility, Reparation, and Forgiveness
I often work with couples and families, and inevitably, they bring hurts to heal in our work together. The work of healing includes finding stories that allow for forgiveness without requiring forgetting. A couple of weeks ago I chanced upon a blog post by Practical Narrative Therapy. The post was a discussion of forgiveness and…
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The Dance of Water and Earth
Today we have sun. We have had record Spring rains, following deep, deep winter snow . The combination has resulted in flooding throughout the state, especially here along Lake Champlain. Water levels fell a couple of weeks ago, only to rise again, surpassing the record levels set earlier in the Spring. The present warm, dry,…
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Shamans, Clowns, and Tricksters
Psychotherapy and shamanism rely, in part, on compassionate truth-telling to facilitate healing. Sometimes we healers become clowns, touched by the playfulness and directness of the Tricksters: Coyote, Raven, or Spider. The truth can hurt, yet it can also heal. A lot depends on packaging.
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Remembrance, Genocide, and Healing
This morning, the minister reminded us that in each genocide there are a few persons who could be oppressors, but who choose to aid the victims, often endangering or sacrificing their own lives. They do not intend to be heroes. They are simply responding to the need at hand. Perhaps we can turn to their…
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