Tag: pain
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Pain Without Suffering?
The Pain: My mom, suffering with dementia and in memory care, told me excitedly when I visited, “I have 3 children, 2 boys and a girl.” I am her fourth. The Pain: “The goal of hospice care is to keep her comfortable and let her live out her final days in peace,” the nurse reassured…
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Pain
I am grateful to be sitting in my struggle this morning. After days of family and children, The house is quiet and I am alone. I’ve decorated and played with the new pup, But loneliness, loss and grief are settling over me. I’m sitting with this, acknowledging it, Recognizing where I feel it in my…
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A Heavy Heart
My heart is heavy today, My mind reeling, My body agitated. The world is full Of hatred, Of violence, Of discord, Of division, Of absolutes, Of strong opinions That hold no compassion, Or understanding, Or love, Or empathy, Or curiosity, Or openness, Or doubt That what one believes May not be right, May not be…
The Journey Inward 