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Author Archives: mingming56
onward
I sit here in a small village in Cuba where it has been raining for the past few days. My mind wanders to my home in the states and to my family and friends. My mind also wanders to my … Continue reading
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I love you, I love you not
This morning I thought about love. I thought about the feelings we identify as love and how we sometimes give these feelings so easily to another but fail to give them to ourselves. I wondered how and why we get … Continue reading
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Pain of growth
When we hurt the ones we love, there may be a heavy price to pay. We may lose them forever. We also may make it possible for them to walk a path towards self knowledge that would not have been … Continue reading
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The end of the golden road
Today the Washington Post had an article “The Trauma for a man:Male fury and fear rises in GOP in defense of Kavanaugh.” I am not much for political commentary but find it necessary in light of changing climate in the … Continue reading
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claiming our space
There is no doubt we live in a patriarchal society. There was a time when women were seen as belongings, mere chattel. It was the expectation for a woman to be seen and not heard. That was then but unfortunately … Continue reading
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That ole beast anger
Anger is a wound that festers. Sometimes it will lie there dormant ready to wreak havoc wherever its tentacles will stretch. We march around with grins on our faces pretending it is not there, but the body knows. For every … Continue reading
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The language of loss
One of the hardest things we will face as humans is the aging and eventual loss of our parents. I have been blessed with two wonderful parents and consider them on the short list of friends. The same ghost that … Continue reading
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Wake me when its over
Lately I have been privy to conversations amongst friends and acquaintances regarding the state of the nation. I listen as they express their fear and their feeling that all is lost and we are doomed. With the resignation of supreme … Continue reading
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You please be me
The majority of us want what we want. We want others to understand us, to fit with us, to walk by our sides as we walk the path of life. There is a lie that many still believe and it … Continue reading
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The path of YIKES
For many of you who follow this blog, you know I am usually giving advice or encouraging a brave approach to life. I have always admired the brave and the adventurous and their zest for life. I stand now needing … Continue reading
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