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Brown Thumb Confessions

I want desperately to be a green-thumbed person.  My spiritual worldview is largely centered around connectedness to nature.  The knowledge that I tend to kill plants makes me feel like some kind of unnatural menace.  When someone gives me a plant as a gift, I smile but I’m thinking “No!  For the love of God, [...]

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October 22, 2009 in spirituality

Trusting that with loss, there is renewal

Since I’m having trouble posting regularly lately, I realized that I should occasionally share what I’m writing in my online class discussions. We recently discussed mourning as a spiritual process of “letting go” and this was my response:
Much of my concept of “letting go” and grieving comes from the health crisis which ended my [...]

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April 6, 2009 in chronic pain/illness, spirituality

Paths to Wellness

One of my favorite spiritual practices is walking a labyrinth. I was introduced to it years ago at a New Year’s Eve candlelight labyrinth walk. I’ve been hooked ever since and would do it more often if we had an accessible one nearby. On Sunday we put out our fabric one (similar [...]

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December 3, 2008 in spirituality, stress management

Moving through Healing

Stumbling through the forest in search of the path to healing, I discovered that the very act of moving my body can be healing. Not just the cumulative effect of regular exercise which is the focus of medical research, but in the very moment that I am moving. I found that my intention [...]

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October 14, 2008 in chronic pain/illness, exercise, spirituality

New Eyes

My fascination with the Gratefulness.org site continues. Today I explored the Labyrinth and enjoyed the option to be guided through the meditation instead of at my own pace. What a wonderful place to visit and available where ever you have access to the Internet. However, I think the only way I will [...]

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November 5, 2007 in NaBloPoMo, spirituality, stress management, work