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Love Endures
He lies there wings wrapped around his lover protecting in their grief and loss he guides her to the upper worlds of ceremony yet reminds her always of the middle world where broken bones and wounds must endure a timely … Continue reading
Stepping onto this path…
Stepping onto this path you are changed For there are creatures at your side And your hat holds a feather or two And your clothes wreak of the earth and the fire and your own hot blooded sweat Mud lines … Continue reading
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Swan Song
Some time ago Ben and I found a dead and decaying swan. It wasn’t in our own country I hasten to add, before anyone alerts the queen! (as we know all swans in England belong to the queen!) In fact … Continue reading
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Learning from a dancing doctor
I’ve been an ecstatic dancer most of my life. Even in ballet classes I couldn’t wait till the teacher gave us a few minutes of release, of dancing freely away from the structure of ballet steps and poses. I liked … Continue reading
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To learn from an addict ?
When we think of the addict, what do we see? A poor beggar on the street, a homeless man? Do we see drunk teenagers or young people partying, or a crazy woman shut in her home consuming bottle after bottle … Continue reading
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What is personal empowerment?
What does it mean to be empowered? What does that word conjure up for you? Personally and many years ago I had associated it as filling oneself with powerful feelings, being higher than…, being in authority, even wealthy! But that … Continue reading
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falling in love
“The soul and ego need each other; they need to fall in love. The soul is the dreamer, the one that lives within the mystery. The ego becomes the hands of the soul as it falls deeper and deeper into … Continue reading
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Motherhood as spiritual practice
In a Bill Plotkin workshop many years ago, I recall him saying that ” there are two kinds of spiritual practice, one is parenting and the other is everything else!” It took me a while to understand what he meant. … Continue reading
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How do we reclaim our soul?
Do you ever remember a time, even some time long ago, when you felt that gut wrenching vibration filling your body, as if some mighty hand reached in and pulled at every muscle within you? It took you far into … Continue reading
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