In her book, Still Writing, Dani Shapiro says, It would be many years before I began to understand that all of life is practice: writing, driving, hiking, brushing teeth, packing lunch boxes, making beds, cooking dinner, making love, walking dogs, even sleeping. We…
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Neighbors
One constant in my life has been outstanding neighbors. I’ve had neighbors that have provided great conversations, companionship, good advice, childcare, animal care, emergency support, snow blowing, and shared resources. Early in our marriage, we had a neighbor couple ask…
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The Immense Power of the Automatic Self
“Dogma is what you believe, whether you believe it or not.” (Dallas Willard) A Life of One’s Own: Part Six I’ve been writing a series of essays based on Marion Milner’s book A Life of One’s Own1. Milner was British…
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What Do I Want?
“ANY CULTURE TELLS YOU HOW TO LIVE your one and only life: to wit, as everyone else does.” — Annie Dillard1 “What Do I Want?” is not a conversation I could have had with myself as a child or even for…
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The Sword
Much of our thinking revolves around a work and reward system. If I work hard, I’m rewarded. If I don’t work hard, I deal with the consequences. We generally believe the work/reward system governs life – or should. If the…
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