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Why Relationships Fail

November 26, 2012

Relationship failures – doesn’t that sound like a cheery and scintillating subject? One you’re just dying to read about? Yeah right, I hear you thinking. I can fail at relationships all on my own, thanks. So here’s the cut-to-the-chase, abbreviated version: to fail miserably at a relationship, all you have to do is don’t show [...]

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Thanksgiving in Heaven

November 22, 2012

There is a  story has become something of a tradition in our family, about the real meaning of Thanksgiving and the sharing of blessings. Or at least what it means to me. Last year I shared a shorter version of it in this post. This year it’s on my mind again, particularly as I watch [...]

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Three Firsts, Three Lessons: on Learning to Love

November 21, 2012

Needless to say, I was a mess, and really stupid about relationships. I wrote that in Monday’s post, Guilt without Sex. “Ignorant” would be a kinder word than “stupid,” but there’s no sense in sugar-coating it. Handicapped by life’s vicissitudes I may have been, but still it seemed to take a long time to stumble [...]

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Guilt without Sex

November 19, 2012

Remember how glorious it was to come of age, to feel the joy of first love and blooming sexuality? Remember how uncomplicated life seemed back then? Yeah, me neither. Coming into adolescence in the 1960s would have been difficult enough without the multiple handicaps: I was nearly two years younger than any of my classmates [...]

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America is Advanced Citizenship

November 12, 2012

We interrupt this blog Though this is a departure for Awakened Moments, I need to get something off my chest: the 2012 US Presidential election was not a referendum on white men. Believing that it was such a referendum is a mistake of colossal proportions, a mistake that unless rethought will most likely – unfortunately [...]

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Our Holographic World

November 5, 2012

“The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.” -Yasutani Roshi, Zen master (1885-1973) Today’s post is about the key moments that led me to a realization that we are all in the same soup, together. This is perhaps the one thing that I believe above all [...]

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Stand by Me - Ordinary Courage - Brené Brown's Blog Said it All

September 11, 2011

This morning I got to enjoy a beautiful morning, a wonderful half marathon along Lakeshore Drive in Chicago, and having my two younger boys, my brother, and my sister-in-law there to see me off and finish. I got to do that because I have the good fortune, the good health, and the freedom to do those things. Brené Brown has said it all, and it’s a privilege to repost her work here.

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Do You Feel Worthy?

September 2, 2011

When we are disconnected from others, we feel the excruciating vulnerability of shame; when we are present to ourselves and each other, we feel the authentic vulnerability that comes with being really seen, just as we are, in truth. Dr. Brené Brown has done the research and has the heart to help us find our way to a more authentic way of being in the world. Some thoughts on the work, and a link to her TED talk.

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Changing the World, One Intention at a Time

August 3, 2011

Some weeks ago, a friend posted something I did not know: Aspen trees grow in colonies. Individual trees can live for 40-150 years. Colonies, via their root systems, can last for centuries. One colony in Utah is reputed to be 80,000 years old. – Ernie Stech I think it must be my approaching 58th birthday, [...]

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A Day of Gratitude, a Lifetime of Gifts

July 29, 2011

This week seems to be a week for reawakening. It also seem to be a week for honoring friends, mentors, and others who have touched me and changed my life for the better. Yesterday I posted Ernie Stech’s story, and today I received in the mail – yes, snail mail! – from him a collection [...]

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