Tag Archives: dogs

Essay. Angels.

Posted on December 2, 2014 by healingwoman

My father always said that we sometimes need to look back. If not physically, we need to look back in memory to appreciate what has brought us to today. If we don’t do that, we don’t have all the tools … Continue reading →

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Essay. The train to Baltimore.

Posted on June 23, 2014 by healingwoman

I know babies were born today, couples married. I personally know of two people who died, one after a long fight with cancer and another in a road accident. In the way we interlace the fingers of two hands, we … Continue reading →

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Essay. Gentle knights, gentle night.

Posted on June 21, 2014 by healingwoman

In honor of two men who helped me find and keep the best parts of myself. My gentle knights. I have a photo of an older man sitting on a couch with legs outstretched on a hassock, lost in a … Continue reading →

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Essay. Angels.

Posted on November 18, 2013 by healingwoman

Although Thanksgiving is next week, Christmas decorations seem to be everywhere. I close my eyes, sniff the colder air, and remember Tucket, the boy who wore reindeer antlers like no other therapy dog. Tucket and I volunteered at an urban … Continue reading →

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Essay. Moments of Joy.

Posted on September 29, 2013 by healingwoman

In the Autumn of 1999, I was trying to manage a 4-year-old boy with autism and minimal speech (Joseph), a 5-year-old dog who was very ill with autoimmune disease (Teddy), and a puppy who thought they were both wonderful just … Continue reading →

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Essay. Lamps, Love, and Heaven

Posted on March 17, 2013 by healingwoman

[The tooth is missing due to a fall. The smile is all Joseph] My son will celebrate his 18th birthday tomorrow. Joseph is excited he is turning into an adult. I told him that meant we would visit a judge … Continue reading →

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Essay. Endurance

Posted on March 16, 2013 by healingwoman

A friend of mine has had a lovely new milestone in life, her first litter of puppies with a much loved and accomplished dog. Names have significance, whether we look for them in the memories of people or pets we … Continue reading →

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Essay. Count your Blessings

Posted on February 3, 2013 by healingwoman

My parents and my grandmother often said “Count your blessings” when we were little. It would have been more effective advice if they hadn’t said it at times when I felt particularly unblessed, such as the time I went to … Continue reading →

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Essay. The fire within

Posted on January 27, 2013 by healingwoman

A little while ago I posted on my Facebook page that “You should never look for something external to bring you happiness or peace. You should find both within yourself.” I am far from the first person to realize this … Continue reading →

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Essay. Forgive and Forget.

Posted on January 1, 2013 by healingwoman

When I was a child, my mother and father frequently told us to forgive and forget when we brought up a quarrel or supposed insult at school. I don’t remember many of those quarrels any more, so I must have … Continue reading →

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