Joy

Pride and Joy

This month, I completed several big projects. The first one was writing and editing my dear friend Ben Livingston’s website. It was a total joy to work with him, and his website is now a complete compendium of his work,…
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The Delicious Threshold

“Do you think I’m crazy to start a relationship with someone who has ended a twenty two year marriage?” M asks me. I smile. The fact that he called me, someone who used to fling herself into love with the…
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Maybe It’s God

I don’t belong to a church. Or follow a religion. Or believe in any particular creation story. I love the mystery of existence and spirituality of sand dunes. I understand the collective community of church. I defer to the safety…
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Habits. Rituals. Traditions.

It’s hard to stay awake and present. 24/7. Impossible, probably . So we put things in place that allow us to go on autopilot. Habits. Rituals. Traditions. Sometimes, they’re good for us, e.g. working out everyday. But even those rituals…
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Joni

Today this gorgeous song came on my play list. When it ended, I flipped to Joni Mitchell’s first recording of this song. So many years difference in between. I loved the first recording. The haunting purity of her voice. That…
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