Tag Archives: compassion

December 30, 2012

Filling Station

As seen on Huffington Post 50 When I was little, one of the things I most loved to do with my father was go to the gas station.  A child of the early 1900s, he called it the “filling station” … Continue reading →

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October 12, 2010

Modern Love Strikes Again! Check out Kelly Valen!

As many of you know, the Modern Love column launched my career.  I am weekly inspired by it, and I want to share with you my new writer friend, sister in words, and high-road kind of a gal, Kelly Valen.  … Continue reading →

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September 28, 2010

LOVE FEST

Okay—I’m back.  Suitcase still sitting in the corner of my bedroom.  Mouse droppings all over my office.  River birches flaxen.  Dark cool mornings.  Silence at night save for coyotes and the occasional logging truck down-shifting out on the road.  Ahhhh…home … Continue reading →

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August 5, 2010

Apology. Grace.

A person from my past, with whom I’m have not kept in touch, sent me an email today, apologizing for being mean to me when we were in our teens.  It was an act of generosity and integrity.  I urge us all to … Continue reading →

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May 29, 2010

Mean People Suck. Love Them Anyway.

    “Sometimes you have to allow yourself to be misunderstood.” Even though these are my own words, oh how hard this is to carry out sometimes.  Especially when people misrepresent you and then other people react to something that … Continue reading →

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