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Monthly Archive for: "December, 2016"
 LIMINALITY: The Threshold Betwixt and Between
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By laurie
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Posted December 25, 2016

LIMINALITY: The Threshold Betwixt and Between

The word liminality, is derived from the Latin word limen, meaning threshold. According to dictionary.com: “liminality is the transitional period or phase of a rite of passage, during which the [...]

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 The Art Of Now: Living In The Present
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By laurie
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Posted December 23, 2016

The Art Of Now: Living In The Present

Before Peter died I was the planner in the family. I scheduled dinners with couples, I gave parties, and I planned trips. The trips were elaborately arranged down to the minute. We toured [...]

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By laurie
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Posted December 22, 2016

SOUL FOOD: THE SMELLS OF GRIEF

Peter was a fresser, a Yiddish term for someone who loves to eat! Our lives joyously revolved around food. In the morning Peter would say, “what’s for dinner?” If it was fish, the corners of his [...]

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 How To Go On After Your Soulmate Dies
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By laurie
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Posted December 16, 2016

How To Go On After Your Soulmate Dies

“He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did not know where he ended and she began.” — Leo Tolstoy The term “soulmate” dates all the way back to Plato. It is a generic word [...]

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 THE AUTUMN WIND BY NICK GRAD: A SON’S GRIEF
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By laurie
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Posted December 14, 2016

THE AUTUMN WIND BY NICK GRAD: A SON’S GRIEF

This blog today is written by my amazing son Nick Grad, in tribute to his father. Nick watched as grief suffused me, and felt it was important to express his own profound sadness. This essay [...]

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 THE COURAGE OF MY CONVICTIONS
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By laurie
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Posted December 8, 2016

THE COURAGE OF MY CONVICTIONS

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” — Nelson Mandela I cannot believe [...]

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 THE COLOR OF SADNESS: FEELING BLUE?
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By laurie
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Posted December 1, 2016

THE COLOR OF SADNESS: FEELING BLUE?

I’ve always wondered why people use the term “feeling blue” when they are sad. The color that clouded my horizons after Peter died was most certainly gray, not blue. I felt I was in a bad British [...]

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