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Coming To Peace

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Eileen

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to find peace after a loved one dies. Two weeks before my brother Richard’s death, several family and friends said he told them he finally felt complete in his relationship with me. … Continue reading →

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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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“I’m Better Off By Myself”

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Eileen

Here’s the next post in my “Art as Therapy” series . . . Myth #4: I’m Better off by Myself (my rendition) “I’m better off by myself” was a common refrain as a child. It was my defense when my … Continue reading →

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Why?

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Eileen

I want to pause my art series in honor of my brother, Richard Rockefeller, MD, who died tragically last Friday,

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Looking For Roots

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Eileen

Paul and I have spent the past two weeks in Germany on a roots trip. Happily, our eldest son, Adam, came for part of the time too. Our first stop was Baden-Baden, a beautiful town in the south, known for … Continue reading →

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Have a Heart?

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Eileen

In the weeks since my Mother’s Day blog post about The Talking Heart, I’ve received many inquiries from readers asking where they could acquire a heart of their own. 

I was glad to see this kind of enthusiasm.

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We Are What We Wear…Or Are We?

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Eileen

            Birds display their plumage; so why shouldn’t humans? It’s a natural form of sexual attraction. But when we walk around with advertising on our clothing – from Polo shirts to Louis Vuitton handbags (which … Continue reading →

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Birthday Musings

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Eileen

What a wonderful thing it is to be born, to live, to savor all that is living alongside. On this special day of my birthday, I give thanks for my parents for having “the sixth.” It was not what she … Continue reading →

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It’s Never Too Late…

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Eileen

When I was growing up, my father was very busy traveling for his work at the Chase Manhattan Bank. He never attended any of my school plays and missed my high school and college graduations. I understood why he couldn’t … Continue reading →

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