Spread your ashes yesterday at Bolinas, where you wanted. The date was my choice: the fortieth day after your death. I selected it for the lore: Buddhist souls, they say, leave the earth and continue on into the circle of transmigration. For Christians, it’s the day Jesus ascended. Seemed as good a time as any [...]
Stand Up To Cancer
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All That You Are ~ Erin Kennedy
September 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
written by Guest Author: Erin Kennedy “What else do you do?” He says it with such condescension that I think of slicing his ashy skin and bleeding the arrogance from him. I know what he’s asking. He is giving me the opportunity to detail the achievements of my life, to justify my existence before serving [...]
Barry C. Hessenius ~ Arts and Business Working Together? Small Steps Toward that Goal
July 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The National Arts Policy Roundtable is a project of Americans for the Arts and Robert Redford’s The Sundance Preserve. It is an annual meeting of an ‘A’ list group of people from various sectors – arts, business, government, civic, academia, etc., to talk in relatively general terms about very big issues. This year’s focus was [...]
Amy Flanigan ~ Mothers and Daughters
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Amber Burke ~ Things I Learned from Being Ill
May 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It might sound strange, but I’ve learned a lot about myself and the world by being ill. Suddenly your priorities change and your whole world comes into focus loud and clear. Things that were so important seem so trivial. Here are the things that I’ve learned from this experience: Be present in the moment. Enjoy [...]
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