Monthly Archives: January 2014

The Power of Prayer & Meditation

It was 5:30 a.m. on the morning of Paul’s surgery when our two sons knocked on the door to come say morning prayers with him. The dark of night still lingered as they lit the room with their voices.

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Anticipation

My mentor, Norman Cousins, used to tell me, “We head in the direction of our expectations.” Never have I felt the need for these words more than now. As my husband, Paul, and I head to the clinic for his … Continue reading

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Greetings

For as long as humans have existed on earth, we have greeted each other. Starting with a grunt, utterances of some kind have announced one’s arrival since the beginning of time. In Ghana the Twi tribe greet each other by … Continue reading

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New Year’s Poem, 2014

If last year had a word for me it was “Yes.” And asked if I had a word today for what 2014 has to say it is “No.”

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