The courage to keep dancing

April 25, 2012
Sit in a chemotherapy infusion center for 45 minutes and you more deeply understand the meaning of courage. Prayers come to mind without thinking.My friend tolerates...
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Daily prayer, the corruption of religion & other such t...

April 6, 2012
The call to prayer became part of the fabric of our every day life while we were in Morocco, and in a way, it was strangely comforting. The video below gives you an idea...
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Fortune

April 5, 2012
I'd like to leave you withsomething valuable,she said.You probably already have, I said, but we take most of our lives to remember that, even in the best of...
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Call to prayer: all in the eye of the beholder

March 19, 2012
Words I never expected to say:"Honey, did you remember to bring your earplugsso we aren't awakened by the call to prayer?"Done five times a day. Facing Mecca....
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Trust the universe

March 3, 2012
It's interesting {and little puzzling, to be honest} to look at my life-- now with more years behind me than I have ahead--and ponder how I ended up where I am today.And...
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Are all religions "cults?"

February 26, 2012
"Do you think we'll ever elect a Mormon president?" a friend asked the other day, as she navigated her car through the streets of San Jose."I don't support Romney, but I...
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Sacred & profane: Ash Wednesday in New Orleans

February 22, 2012
Ash Wednesday is a big day for me, and not just because I was born Catholic. Some 22 years ago I went to Mardis Gras with a group of gay men (and one other straight...
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Gum drop heart

February 14, 2012
I love the idea of an open heart being sweet....with a soft chewy center.Like a gum drop.Nothing more wonderful than coming across a soft, open heart.Like my...
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Give yourself what you need

February 13, 2012
Yes, it's that time again. Tomorrow is Valentine's Dayand for some, it's not a day full of hearts and flowers.Maybe you don't have a lover at the moment.That doesn't...
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Let today be a new day

February 9, 2012
Here's the great thing about life:At any given moment, we can change how we feel.Sure, there have been times in my lifewhen I've let circumstancesbuffet me around a...
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