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Vesak – Festival of Light
I am ready and impatient. My older sisters are taking their time getting ready. It’s starting to get dark – the in-between time in the tropics where dusk is almost…
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The Quest for Joy
What is joy? The Cambridge Dictionary describes it as ‘great happiness’ and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as ‘the emotion evoked by well-being, success, good fortune or the prospect of possessing what…
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The Crippled Boy and the Makeshift Drumset
The drum set consisted of saucepan covers for cymbals, upturned pans, and an assortment of things that made sounds. And a set of drumsticks. The boy was maybe 14. The…
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The Move Part II – The Hard Part
Once the contract was signed, and the cooling-off period ended, we launched into the next phase of our journey, the most difficult and potentially most stressful part of the process.…
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The Move Part I – The Decision
Why would I want to document our move? Isn’t it something a large percentage of the population does with regularity? What would be special or different about my preparation to…
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A Funeral Fit for a Queen
The Queen died. To most people who hear the words ‘The Queen’ the only queen that comes to mind is Queen Elizabeth II, the only queen most of us know…
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The Journey Continues: One Year into the Course
I came across the following reflections written in July 2018, a little over a year from when I was first introduced to A Course in Miracles and started to study…
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Grief Club Project
Last year, my daughter Kelly’s friend Amy invited me to make a contribution to her project, Grief Club, which came about following the death of Amy’s mother two years ago.…
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Workbook Lesson 338: I am affected only by my thoughts
We find ourselves surrounded by so many external events that keep us in a constant state of fear. and uncertainty. For the past two and a half years it has…