When the waves close over me, I dive down to fish for pearls.” –Masha Kaleko Recently, I learned about the untimely death by suicide of a high-school friend. It hit me hard and awakened a deep sadness as it resonated with and reawakened the loss of my mother by suicide when I was 11. […]
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Ordinary Miracles: Noticing the Extraordinary in Everyday Experience
Everyone has times of sadness. I’ve been extra aware of this lately, seeing several dear friends struggling with challenging, even heartbreaking circumstances – health crises, rocky relationships, financial concerns. I keep reminding myself that as much as we wish to do something, ANYthing to help, sometimes the best thing we can do is simply witness, […]