Tag Archives: kindness

Essay. The Table. A Child’s Memory Understood 50 years Later.

Posted on November 21, 2016 by healingwoman

When I was little, I attended a supper served family style to people seated along three very long tables. I remember my mother and grandmother, but it must not have been for ladies only because the person I remember most … Continue reading →

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Essay. Family.

Posted on March 29, 2016 by healingwoman

Some family members love us. Others do not know us well, if at all. Some greet new things with curiosity, others reserve or anxiety. I am talking about my family. Yours. Humankind. In a classic of science fiction, “The Lathe … Continue reading →

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Essay. Disability Awareness Day, Every Day.

Posted on March 25, 2016 by healingwoman

March is Brain Injury Awareness month. For me every day is Awareness day. My life as I knew it ended at 25 with a head injury. While walking with my husband and his best friend through the city, a car … Continue reading →

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Essay. What we do in life matters, much more than we may think.

Posted on March 4, 2016 by healingwoman

A general speaks to his knights. Condensation mists the freezing air. “Brothers,” he says. “What we do in life echoes in eternity.” He prepares them to ride into battle, to kill, for at least some, to die. On his signal, … Continue reading →

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Essay. Living Kindness.

Posted on December 16, 2015 by healingwoman

Many of us have heard the saying “Practice random acts of kindness.” Today I saw a poster that stated true kindness is a lifestyle, not the occasional act. I believe that is true, and I know that no one knows … Continue reading →

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Essay. Kindness.

Posted on July 22, 2015 by healingwoman

There is a saying that no act of kindness is wasted. In a discussion, some friends thought the saying means that even if there is no result, no recognition or response in another person, an act of kindness reinforces empathy … Continue reading →

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Essay. When Life Happens.

Posted on April 15, 2015 by healingwoman

To rephrase an old saying, life happens while we are thinking about something else. Two years ago, a shopping center was built on what had been a rural golf course. Around that time, I drove home from a doctor’s appointment … Continue reading →

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Essay. Kindness.

Posted on March 8, 2015 by healingwoman

There is a saying that no act of kindness is wasted. In a discussion, a number of friends thought the saying means that even if there is no result, no recognition or response in another person, an act of kindness … Continue reading →

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