Oh Great Spirit, who watches over us all, from the tiniest single-celled organism to the magnificent artic wolf, please place me where I can be of most help to others today. My heart is heavy with the suffering of my fellow humans, and our weary earth. I know people can be demanding, and my desireContinue reading “Being a Nurse”
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And did you get what you wanted from this life?
Anyone who reads this blog knows how much I respect Tara Brach, a psychotherapist and Buddhist teacher of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington D.C.. I listen to her podcasts as often as I can, and find them immensely comforting. I don’t know who wrote the poem I quote below. It had a profound impactContinue reading “And did you get what you wanted from this life?”
Why I love Taylor Swift
You have to be hard-hearted, or not have one, to not like/love Taylor Swift, even if you don’t like country music. I started this post BEFORE I knew she was taking a young man with leukemia to the ACM awards (rather than his prom because of her schedule). I started this post after listening toContinue reading “Why I love Taylor Swift”
An Unexpected Life 