Category Archives: Communication

Astronaut Redux

There is no gravity No air What keeps me alive Spinning In mid-air? All the earth, All the atmosphere Dissolved I am a ghost astronaut Hanging here Devastating celestial, Wrathful dakini Teaching Razed our lives apart Breathe emptiness in Exhale … Continue reading

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Poem: Recovery

And when I die, They’ll blame me for not Having taken better care Of myself They’ll discuss my disease Of empathy and enablement If only she could have healed From her childhood Found a functional partner Put her father in … Continue reading

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Reblog: The Tipping Point of Illness by Charlie Morris

Below is a very good article by Charlie Morris from 2010 – one that didn’t make it onto his new website.   I’m reblogging this here because I’ve been living the truth of this article for several months.   Karmic situations … Continue reading

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Being in the mountains, holidays, illness and death

My family took a trip to the mountains near Asheville after Christmas. It was the perfect get-away, a rental through a colleague and a chance to see some family who came from out-of-state. Yet I didn’t foresee the impact that … Continue reading

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Soul Sister

I hadn’t been there for almost three years.  That is hard to believe I hadn’t seen her,   my birthday-twin soul sister, in so long?  The time seemed to warp as I looked at her last week. Had I really … Continue reading

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Three hawks

I pulled up in my car this morning, and opened the door to a hawk swooping down right in front of me  🙂 And the odd thing was that yesterday morning two hawks, probably a mated pair, swooped right over … Continue reading

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An important conversation

My son had an award breakfast this morning at school. But he is gluten and dairy-free, so his father and I took him out to his favorite breakfast place instead. We were walking to our cars and saying good-bye. I … Continue reading

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Self-reflectivity

Self-reflectivity, it makes or breaks relationships. Most people will tolerate a lack of self-reflectivity in certain types of interactions, for instance the incredibly skilled surgeon who has a horrible bed-side manner. Yes, you have an important medical partnership with that … Continue reading

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Clean Communication

I have a friend on Facebook who recently shared this article on communication, noting that Mercury was retrograde right now,   The 10 Commandments of Clean Communication.  It was great timing for me to read this material.  Though I’ve seen … Continue reading

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