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Friday Round-Up

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I couldn’t let this last Friday of the year pass by without sharing what the writers in the BC blogosphere have been reflecting and commenting on this week. In Closing Out Another Year,… Continue reading

Death of newspaper columnist Sue Carroll on Christmas Day

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I was deeply saddened to read of the death on Christmas Day of newspaper columnist Sue Carroll. From time to time I had read her down to earth columns in the Mirror newspaper… Continue reading

Learning to let go

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“To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when… Continue reading

Help with navigating your breast cancer journey

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A while ago, Marie graciously invited me to guest blog this month, in order to gather some information designed to help newly diagnosed breast cancer patients navigate their journey. I must admit I… Continue reading

The comfort of poetry

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Messenger My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird— equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand.… Continue reading

Friday Round-Up

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In the midst of preparing this week’s round-up, I read the news of the death of  writer, Christopher Hitchens, who wrote so movingly and honestly of his own experience of living with cancer.  It… Continue reading

Smile of the unknown girl

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My latest post on the kindness of strangers prompted Philippa of The Feisty Blue Gecko to send me one of her wonderful poems this week.  Philippa writes: What a beautiful post – and… Continue reading

The kindness of strangers

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Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to… Continue reading

Weekly Round-Up

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I am attempting to pick up the threads of my life again..back to work and old routines this week. I still feel raw and vulnerable and a sense of unreality pervades life. For… Continue reading

Ten secrets to healing well from life’s ordeals

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Written by Judy Tatelbaum, LCSW Although we would rather never have to confront the ordeals of life, painful situations like loss, the death of a loved one, life threatening illness, or danger in the world,… Continue reading