Monthly Archives: June 2012

June 1993: Ereshkigal

(Written in June of 1993, in  Writers Group: a guided meditation, I can’t remember now if it was something I read out loud, or something that was on a tape.) I was on a mountainside, by a stream, a view … Continue reading

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April 1992: Truth Express

(I wrote this in a writing group I was facilitating in April of 1992) I want to do a more focussed writing.  I’m sick of rambling.  Yet I don’t have any topic to write about.  I want to go for … Continue reading

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Summer Solstice at Stanstead Stone Circle

We celebrated the Summer Solstice at Stanstead Stone Circle on Saturday, June 23 It was fabulous!  The circle was decorated with colorful things, a sun/moon, a sun, a banner of the chakras, a dragon, a hobby horse/unicorn, and colorful banners.  … Continue reading

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Happy Again

Last weekend I was sitting on a friend’s porch in Westmore.  There was a small slice of Lake Willoughby visible, and the hills on the other side, there was a wide green lawn, the neighbor’s house, and a lot of … Continue reading

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Happy

(Written in April 2011) It’s so amazing.  I’ve been happy for the last three days.  Despite the cold.  I’ve been really enjoying the beauty around me.  It’s so solid.  I feel like I’ve crossed a threshold.  My calling is just … Continue reading

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Somatic Experiencing

(Written in January 2012) Went down to see Caryn yesterday.  Started sitting on a cushion against the south wall between the glass doors to the deck.  Told her I’d lost myself.  “How does that feel in your body?”  It’s all … Continue reading

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Vocation

Thinking about vocation because of the retreat with Matthew Fox.  There were people there who felt called to the priesthood, but were rejected by the organized religion, and spoke about their pain about that.  I realized how lucky I am … Continue reading

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Retreat with Matthew Fox

The weekend of May 25-27 I went to Adelynrood for a weekend retreat with Matthew Fox. When I went into the chapel on the tour of the place, it felt just like Iona. I first remembered the other chapel, a … Continue reading

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Matt has a New Video!!

I thought it couldn’t surpass the earlier one — and it doesn’t, it’s just as good but different.  Lots more people, and he’s made an effort to learn a dance, or at least dance moves, from the people he’s dancing … Continue reading

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Moon, Thrush, and Daffodil

I’ve been hearing a thrush occasionally.  I rejoice that there’s still one in my woods.  We used to have lots of them, but their winter habitat (rainforest maybe?) is disappearing. Song of the Thrush Years ago, when I was in … Continue reading

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