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Part Two: Trauma
(Part Two : These things which move the spirit) It is no wonder that the curse God puts upon Eve (and all women) in the Book of Genesis is that of painful childbirth. So fundamental is this trauma to both mother and child, our… Continue Reading “Part Two: Trauma”
Part One: Longing
(Part One : These things which move the spirit) “Blessed be the longing that brought you here And quickens your soul with wonder.” – John O’Dohonue These words open O’Donohue’s poem “For Longing” and were read on my first night at Rivendell Retreat during… Continue Reading “Part One: Longing”
These things also didn’t change last night……
Gah! Losing an election is so disheartening, frustrating, disempowering, depressing. No matter how you phrase it, I know a lot of sad people this morning and I too have been catastrophizing since the results were announced last night. But having lived through several governments… Continue Reading “These things also didn’t change last night……”
Approaching eschatology
I am very close to finishing my semester – in fact I should be working on my term paper right now – and already I’m thinking about summer “projects”. Which things to focus on for the next four months that I’m out of school?… Continue Reading “Approaching eschatology”
A reflection on deep time and human values.
I have been having the most unproductive work day ever owing to some kind of network update that has all but cut my connection to our web development servers. After two hours of simply trying to log in, I connected only to discover the… Continue Reading “A reflection on deep time and human values.”
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