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creative (a quote from John Cleese)

24 Saturday Jan 2015

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creativity, john cleese, quotation, risk, writing

cleese mistakes

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exquisite paradox (quotation)

04 Tuesday Mar 2014

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meditation, paradox, ram dass, surrender, zen

exquisite paradox (quotation)

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my saving grace (a photograph)

16 Saturday Nov 2013

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comfort, love

my saving grace

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My laughing buddha (a photograph)

11 Monday Nov 2013

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comfort, grief, surrender

My laughing buddha

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Mom’s altar

11 Monday Nov 2013

Mom's altar

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Family altar

11 Monday Nov 2013

Family altar

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Kitchen altar/desk/stove

11 Monday Nov 2013

Kitchen altar/desk/stove

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    creativity (a quote from Albert Einstein
  • luck (a quote from the Dalai Lama)
    luck (a quote from the Dalai Lama)
  • aperture (quote from Alan Watts)
    aperture (quote from Alan Watts)
  • The Myth of Solid Ground (my book about Hannah, attached as a PDF)
    The Myth of Solid Ground (my book about Hannah, attached as a PDF)
  • The odd things we love, when we love (a poem)
    The odd things we love, when we love (a poem)
  • "A Third Body" (a poem by Robert Bly)
    "A Third Body" (a poem by Robert Bly)
  • too much happiness (a quote from Alice Munro)
    too much happiness (a quote from Alice Munro)
  • my latest notion (a poem)
    my latest notion (a poem)

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