Tag: healing
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The Soft Heart that Soothes Suffering
Saturday I spend time with a dear friend and colleague who is a beloved elder and healer. Over a fantastic lunch, with a mountain stream rushing along beside her home and a decidedly autumnal rain falling, we talked about our long friendship and the challenges we have faced. The discussion was, in turns, playful and…
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In Good Faith
The other evening I received a distressing phone call. It was one of those calls that stuns: confusing, painful, and shaming; it was also a misunderstanding, a misreading of an action I had taken in good faith. The caller’s response was understandable given what I now know, although their approach to addressing the problem was…
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Granite Dreaming
It’s mid-August. Friday we returned from vacation. We spent ten days on retreat on the Maine coast, with very limited internet or television. Rather, we had osprey and seals, rocky coasts and wild weather. After a few days I found myself in a rhythm. I’d get up early and sit on the porch, drumming. As…
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