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Thoughts On A Foggy Morning

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Eileen

          I’ve been in San Francisco for the past 10 days, my first long visit since we left 17 years ago.

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Finding Our Primary Colors

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Eileen

            If you we re to describe yourself in three words what would they be? Asked another way, if you saw the words as your “primary colors”– the yellow, red or blue in you – … Continue reading →

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The Sound of Blue

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Eileen

          I heard my good friend and jazz saxophonist, Paul Winter, play last Saturday at a benefit concert in southern Vermont. His lyrical music reflected the same vibrant blue of his shirt, reminding me of a … Continue reading →

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Take It Or ‘Leaf’ It: Red Is Ahead

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Eileen

My mother coveted red hair. That’s how I first became acquainted with the longing for red. Later she painted her library red, and when my husband and I renovated our farmhouse I imitated her with a Chinese red in our … Continue reading →

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Family First

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Eileen

Last week provided enough material for four blog posts. But I’m going to consolidate.            

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The Rewards of Labor in Beauty

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Eileen

Have you ever been so moved by beauty that you cried? That’s what happened to me on Labor Day, (a day celebrated in the U.S.) when Paul and I took a bike ride around Schoodic Point in Acadia National Park. … Continue reading →

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The Call Of Silence

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Eileen

How often do you experience the absence of sound? I don’t mean white noise, which is fairly common in doctors’ offices, or from traffic, television, radio, or even the wind, but actual silence, where you don’t hear anything.

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Creating A Good Day

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Eileen

It’s morning! The first yellow light of day lays a gentle hand on my bed. I open my eyes and look outside. 

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Dreaming the Whole

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Eileen

Dreams are fun to play with. They often provide me with valuable insights. I use a technique adopted from Carl Jung and Fritz Perls for understanding them, where I play with various parts of the dream in first person. In … Continue reading →

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In Stillness You Will Find…

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Eileen

Death of a loved one turns the world upside down. Time gets distorted; it’s hard to remember what day it is, how anyone can be going to work as usual, or how to get from now to tomorrow.

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