Tag: ceremony
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The Everyday Sacred
I once had a vision in which I saw that much of life’s arc is fated. In the vision, a spirit pointed this out to me, then advised me that the one thing I had some control over was my response to what happened. Occasionally I remember this vision and my anxiety for the future…
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Graduation and Cultural Change
After a day of stormy skies and light rain, today dawned sunny and mild. Over the past week, many trees have leafed out, and the leaf color has changed from soft pastel to deep, vibrant spring green. Jennie put in our garden transplants yesterday; all around the neighborhood flower boxes are overflowing with bloom. In…
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Ceremony and Autumn Light
We’ve arrived at that mythic time of year when the trees are devoid of leaves, and the sunlight, now always at a steep angle, seems to bring an inner glow to everything it touches. November here has been warm and sunny, both anomalous given the long-term averages. Indeed, it was our warmest October on record,…
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Veterans Day 2015
We have come to the time in the year’s changing that our thoughts turn to those who have fought on behalf of their countries. Mine turn to my father, uncles, cousins, and step-fathers. My father held the precarious position of being proud for his service in three wars, and being profoundly disturbed by, and suspicious…
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