“Love is a hole in the heart.”-Ben Hecht We often think of love as something that fulfills us. We love friends, we love family, we love children, we love significant others, we love ourselves. We can even love inanimate objects or experiences. Whatever it is that we love, we assume that love will give usContinueContinue reading “Meditation Monday: The Hole of Love”
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Monday Meditation: Reaping the Fruit
“No one can reap the fruit before planting the trees.” -Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Grief sucks. We’d like to grow from the grief without having to experience the pains that go along with it. It would be great if grief pain was like a twenty-four hour bug, and just went away as suddenly as itContinueContinue reading “Monday Meditation: Reaping the Fruit”
Monday Meditation: The Role of Pain
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. -Khalil Gibran Loss comes with pain; emotional and physical. Unfortunately, it is part of the process and we cannot get around it. Often, we seek ways to avoid the pain, to numb ourselves to it. Some distractions are healthy, others not. While theContinueContinue reading “Monday Meditation: The Role of Pain”
Happy 71st!
Today is my mother’s 71st birthday. My mother’s birthday meant a great deal to her. Given her birthday’s proximity to July 4, her birthday became intertwined with the holiday festivities. My mother told me that, as a child, she believed Independence Day celebrations, the cookouts, and fireworks, were all for her birthday. “Yes,” she onceContinueContinue reading “Happy 71st!”