Telling the Truth

connecting the dots of my life

Tag: Spiritual Exercises

December 19, 2016

Are you relaxed?

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Annie Wright Schools Kindergarten — Tacoma, Washington in the 1940s

It’s 1948. I’m in kindergarten in El Monte, California. I love kindergarten. I love my kindergarten teacher. I adore rest time!

The routine is always the same. Rain or shine. At the appointed time, each of us picks out a brightly painted plank of wood – blue, green, red or yellow.

I carry my red plank to the middle of the room, find a little space between classmates, put the plank on the hardwood floor, and lie down on my back, on my make-believe bed.

I also shut my mouth and close my eyes. Until it’s perfectly silent, my kindergarten teacher won’t begin the fun part. Read the rest of this entry »

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February 4, 2015

The Knock at the Door

Am I ready?  Are we ever ready?  When I was in my 40s I learned a simple practice.  It helps me when I feel anxious about one of my loved ones.

First, a little background.  I wasn’t ready to be a parent, Read the rest of this entry »

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January 31, 2015

Hospitality and Strangers | Part 2 of 2

My first, most formative adult experience of hospitality was in the late 1980s.  I began attending 12-step program meetings.  I was a stranger.  I was desperate.  My life seemed to be falling apart. Read the rest of this entry »

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January 30, 2015

Hospitality and Strangers | Part 1

This past week I’ve written posts, read books, visited bloggers and watched events here at home and overseas.  Only a few focused on hospitality, much less hospitality to and from strangers.  Yet I couldn’t get this theme out of my mind.  So I’m going to try writing it out.

A few things about hospitality and me
I am NOT the hostess with the ‘mostest.’ Read the rest of this entry »

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