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With Gratitude, I  AM Graduating! Before I get started, I want to say, “THANK YOU.” to everyone who contributed to the fundraiser.  I will be on my way to NYC in a couple of weeks.  Many, many heartfelt thanks for making this financially available. Sometimes The Universe says, “This is all that is required of you right now.”   This is long. I hope you … Read More

As I continue my learnings with the New York Zen Center, there has been some deep soul searching.  What is mine to do?  Heal first was clearly the answer.  December is always a month of self-reflection.  As a young child, my mother would have us reflect on the coming year during our birth month.  We could opt out of sports teams or talk about … Read More

We were checking in at our Foundations of Contemplative Care Cohort.  Around the circle, one-by-one each of us puts our feeling words, only two, into the energy of the day. The words were solemn.  I had not, as is my habit, turned on my phone, my source for news and information.  As the check-in continued, it was clearly evident that something had happened in … Read More