Another experience of separation came to teach me this week disguised in the sudden death of a beloved pet. What I took for granted, expected to exist and cared for every day, was gone in a matter of seconds. How do we, how do I bring the truth of life’s frailty into a shared space […]
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What is loss really about? Is it the experience of being deprived of any number of possessions or personal relationships? Does loss spur the beast of addiction to run full speed towards destruction? Exhaustive effort can be spent clinging to places and people, afraid of losing that semblance of security even when the reality is […]
Where do I go to hide from MS? Is there a place I can just hang out for a day or two and not be reminded that I have this spectre of physical impairment following me around? Lately I feel drained and really tired towards the end of a day. In the morning I have […]
Reluctantly he walked into the open courtyard, rushed by sudden trepidation and the hurried trembling of his hand against the door of his father’s house. His portion of the household where he studied, slept and practiced his djembe was usually a guaranteed sanctuary against troubles he might encounter from time to time. But not today. […]
life will lift me up again rising higher still I dare not stop to wonder or question if you will be free to fly forever never looking down the door has shut behind you I’m left standing on the ground you just really came to visit and did not intend to stay we were guaranteed […]
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