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Breathing In the Air of A New Year
The calendar page has turned from 2016 to 2017. Some would say, "not a moment too soon," as a result of seemingly daily losses of notables and the current socio-political climate. Since the Read the...
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Love Convert
This morning found me at an interfaith spiritual community of which I have been a part since I walked through the door in 1984. It is called Pebble Hill Church and is comprised of folks of all...
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Women Hold Up Half the Sky
The iconic quote was a clarion call in the 60's and 70's to acknowledge the contribution and value of women. It is even more poignant today and was evidenced yesterday. On January 21, 2017, a historic...
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What Passes for Normal Now
I am listening to my favorite radio station, called WXPN which I began streaming online this morning at 6:30 or so as my favorite show called Sleepy Hollow offered forth the...Read the full post here...
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A New Dayenu For Troubled Times
The word Dayenu comes from the Passover story and refers to a song that celebrates the Exodus of the Jewish slaves from Egypt where they were held captive by the pharaoh and compelled to work without...
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SOS-Source of Support
Recently, I listened intently as someone I know cataloged the many reasons she was unhappy with her life. They ranged from her appearance to her financial situation, from her relationship status...
View ArticleBeing Spontaneously Available
As I am writing this, I am flashing back to a year ago when I last sat in the Portland. Oregon kitchen of my friends Tom Ziemann and Michelle Ziemann. 12 months ago, it was his alone and now, as a...
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An Easy Fast
Tonight is Erev Yom Kippur. In the Jewish tradition, holidays begin the evening prior at sunset and so the High Holy Day commenced this evening and concludes tomorrow night at sunset. In the interim,...
View ArticleGood and Evil Side By Side
I wrote this on November 19th, 2017 when it was still an open question as to whether these two individuals had passed or were still among the land of the living. At this writing, David Cassidy is still...
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What’s In A Year?
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes...the opening words to the epic song Seasons of Love from the musical Rent. Each time I hear the song, I get goosebumps since it reminds me that...
View ArticleWho Would Jesus Hate?
I am beginning this blog with a few rhetorical questions that may ruffle feathers, but like the man about whom I am writing, I am not averse to controversy and mind opening. How can those who claim to...
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The Gap Between
Writing this with a sty in my eye, obscuring my physical vision, but not blurring my insight. What is surprising is that this time the impairment is on my right side. Over the past few years, I have...
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Faith Into Practice
Had an interesting conversation with a young woman sitting next to me at one of my favorite healthy restaurants called Always Cafe. It is where I go to take a breather from seeing...Read the full...
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A Wrinkle In Time: Movie Review
Like many people I know, I waited with bated breath for the much anticipated blockbuster film A Wrinkle In Time, based on the classic 1962 novel by Madeleine L'Engle. I was... Read the full post here...
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Ship Shape
Woke up from a 'what is going on in MY psyche?' dream. In it, I was on a ship that was taking on water and sinking, although not like the Titanic which capsized after impact with an iceberg, in one...
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Coming Full Circle
I love to ponder the thread that connects people and events. Roll back the clock to 1972. Sitting on a wooden slatted bench, painted blue if memory serves, two chlorinated, sun-burned latex... Read...
View ArticleFasting and Forgiveness
I am sitting cross-legged in bed on a morning set aside from others in the Jewish religion in which I was raised. As a child, at this point in the day, I would be in synagogue, wearing a dress, knee...
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Living On Love’s Vibration: Music Review
What would it be like to live in the vibration of love? Life on steroids. Colorful. Juicy. Peaceful. Soul-nourishing and heart expanding. On a natural high without a need for substances. In synch...
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