When I got home from work last night, I was lost in thought and a little distracted and random-feeling. I was so thankful for my cats, who brought me back to the present with their insistent nudges and soft bellies, and low, rumbly purrs. Sometimes I don’t know what I’d do without my companion animals [...]
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bless pets
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Tagged pets, tabby cat
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recalculating
I remember when my dad first got a GPS for his car. I would laugh whenever he took a wrong turn, and the machine would intone: “Recalculating. Recalculating…” Now I’m the one who’s recalculating. As I mentioned in my last blog post, I keep getting hunches that I should cut back on the time that [...]
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Tagged personal development, personal growth
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remembrance of things past
I had a visit this past weekend from a former boyfriend of mine. It was the first time I’d seen him in over four years, although we’ve kept in touch throughout. He was traveling past my city with his wife and his young daughter. I was so excited to meet both of these beautiful souls [...]
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Tagged memory, Nathaniel Dett Chorale, persona growth, personal development, reflection, sankofa
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returning from the wilderness
For my last birthday, a dear friend of mine gifted me with Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal, by Christopher Moore. Throughout this irreverent-yet-loving fictional account of the life of Jesus between the age of 12 and his death, Jesus periodically heads out into the wilderness seeking answers from his father (God). [...]
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Tagged Christopher Moore, journey, Lamb, ritual, sun, wilderness
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how i pray
I was going to call this post “How to Pray,” but that seemed inappropriate. I can’t give you an exhaustive overview of prayer, or even tell you the best way to pray. I can only share what I’ve tried, and what I’ve found to be valuable. I’ve mentioned that I grew up in a praying [...]
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Tagged contemplation, how to pray, new age, prayer, spiritual practice, spirituality
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prayer
I grew up in a family where prayer was a regular part of life. We prayed at church every Sunday, and we prayed before every meal. We also prayed before we went to bed every night. My father and uncle were lay preachers as far back as I can remember, and so it didn’t seem [...]
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Tagged Church of St. John the Divine, Earth Mass, Missa Gaia, music, Paul Halley, Paul Winter, prayer, thanks
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