Monthly Archives: June 2008

The road not taken

Posted on June 29, 2008 by

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I– I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. From “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost So often, when we come to a fork in the … Continue reading →

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Happiness: not for the faint of heart

Posted on June 25, 2008 by

There is no happiness fairy. There is no guru, motivational speaker, author, mentor, lover, or clergyperson who can make us happy–though we often wish there was. Happiness is a decision we make, a risk we take, and if we are … Continue reading →

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Bedtime questions from a 9-year-old

Posted on June 20, 2008 by

Tonight at bedtime, my son Adrian asked, “How big do you think God’s turds are?” “What kind of question is that?” I asked. “You know God is spirit.” “Yeah but if he were real, how big do you think they’d … Continue reading →

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I lost my heart to Jack–and found my soul

Posted on June 18, 2008 by

I got to spend some time with my “other man” yesterday–my friend’s 15-month-old son, Jack. I met within an hour or two after he was born and have felt connected to him ever since–connected enough to want to be at … Continue reading →

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Burn, baby, burn

Posted on June 17, 2008 by

I’ve felt suffocated lately by a snarl of negative feelings. As I sat in my meditation loft last night, with a candle burning before me, a little voice said, “Burn the Fear card.” (There was a deck of Mixed Emotions … Continue reading →

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My mother was in the Hitler Youth

Posted on June 14, 2008 by

By the time my mother turned 10 in 1939, it was compulsory for all German girls between the ages of 10 and 18 to join the female branch of the Hitler Youth, which was called the League of German Girls (Bund Deutscher … Continue reading →

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