Legacy
Imbolc Valentine Moon Writing. Learning about the craft 20 years after … Continue reading
Tag Archives: death
A Third Phase Entry: Learning How to Die
Beltane New Garlic Moon Whew. Over to Riverfalls (east into Wisconsin, about an hour) for Warren’s father’s funeral. … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Faith and Spirituality, Feelings, Retirement, Third Phase
Tagged death
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Yet More Loss
Beltane Beltane Moon Got back from the retreat about 12:30. … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Health, Retirement, Third Phase, Woolly Mammoths
Tagged death, Fong, moon, Scott, Warren, Wayne
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Memory and Forgiveness and Death
Winter First Moon of the New Year Finished the Art of Fielding. A book about striving and letting go, … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Faith and Spirituality, Humanities, Literature, Woolly Mammoths, Writing
Tagged death, memory, moment, now, Self
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Let’s Stop It
Lughnasa Waning Harvest Moon Death. We generally agree it should come to us unbidden, at a time unknown and in a manner uncertain. Cultures sanction the unwilling death of another, outside of war, as murder, the taking of life. Laws … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary on the news, Politics, US History
Tagged capital punishment, death, execution, law
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Fall-ing
Lughnasa Waxing Harvest Moon As August slides away and the sky shifts its colors toward deeper hues, an inner barometer detects higher emotional pressures. The atmosphere weighs more, cuing those momentary pauses, breaks in attention. It may signal a storm … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Faith and Spirituality, Family, Memories
Tagged death, Ira Progoff, Mark, Mary, melancholy, Mom
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Yama
Beltane Waxing Garlic Moon Still learning about fruit tree management. Gonna go out and inspect the fruit trees one by one on a ladder this morning. Then, mid-morning, the bees. Later, tai-chi starts up again. A busy week ahead so … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Art and Culture, Asia, Commentary on Religion, Faith and Spirituality, Friends
Tagged death, fruit, Yama
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Knocking on the Door
Beltane New Last Frost Moon There are times and this is one of them, when death seems behind every door. My friend Bill has learned that his wife’s cancer is stage 4. A grave diagnosis with a grave prognosis. American’s … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Dogs, Faith and Spirituality, Friends, Woolly Mammoths
Tagged Bill, death, MLK, Mom
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Obits Optimists
Imbolc Waning Bridgit Moon The most optimistic page in the newspaper? The obituaries. Every day and especially on Sundays I see evidence of the hopefulness and optimism of Minnesota citizens. I imagine it’s the same everywhere. With no evidence for … Continue reading
The Truth from Ruth
Imbolc New (Bridgit) Moon A couple of things I’ve been intending to write here. First, granddaughter Ruth. At gymnastics she was given a bracelet with a word on it. She removed one cube with a particular letter and showed it … Continue reading