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A Fruit is not Afraid
A fruit is not afraid of its own weight. It grows into its skin fully. It is whole, each part of its body equally alive. ~Gayle Brandeis from Fruitflesh :: Since my last post on despair, my body has...
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Rage, Love, God & Red-Tailed Hawks
All the fear has left me now I’m not frightened anymore It’s my heart that pounds beneath my flesh It’s my mouth that pushes out this breath And if I shed a tear I won’t cage it I won’t fear love And...
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Grief, Growth & Beautiful People
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a...
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Everything’s Full of Life
Everything's full of life! “For within living structures defined by profit, by linear power, by institutional dehumanization, our feelings were not meant to survive. Kept around as unavoidable adjuncts...
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Grief knows this. It will lead you home.
Heart Remembering No words can know how a broken-open heart feels. When my heart first broke, it felt as if something reached into my chest and tore my heart apart. Then, when I realized my heart was...
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Weather Report for Today: Hips, Hands, & Heart
“Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul’s weather to all who can read it.” Martha Graham The truth is close at hand. Just move and you will know it. :: Today at dance, a...
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Reclaiming Flesh is Holy Work
The innermost layers of a woman’s flesh hold stories whose endings can emerge as the most beautiful tales of redemption and liberation. Redeeming flesh is not easy; yet it is holy work. ~~~ This is a...
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Being With: Reflections on 9/11 and Sandy Hook
What I am going to share here is based solely on my experience – what I’ve experienced personally. As we come to the 2nd anniversary of Sandy Hook (tomorrow, December 14th, 2014) I’ve felt a strong...
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Anger holds a place at the table laid out by Love
I’m discovering a lot about anger and love, and holding onto the old pain of not being seen nor given what I thought I should have been given. I’m learning how to be with anger, and I’m learning it...
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Becoming An Agent of Change
We are creating our world with our actions. Our actions affect the whole. And, our words (or other actions) can be powerful catalysts if we source them from within and will write or speak them into...
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