How to REALLY Help a Friend (27 Tips)
Last night, I shifted uncomfortably in my seat, surrounded by complete strangers at our local community center. I was at an event focused on offering peer-to-peer support to friends in…
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Can Flow Make Us More LOVING?
There seems to be a very powerful and mysterious connection between experiencing flow and seeing the world as a kind and loving place. During a past 28-Day Flow Challenge, Lyen…
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Flow Connects Us
During a previous Flow Challenge, Arleen, a nurse who served in senior living during the height of the pandemic, put on headphones, blasted praise spiritual music and started writing. During…
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Poem on Grief
If you or someone you know lost a loved one, or you are looking for a reading for a funeral or memorial service, I’ve written this poem on grief and…
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Silently Together: A Poem For You
Intake and outtake In breath and out breath Drawing in Letting go Life is like this, I think. When we forget to do one without the other It’s like a…
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Remembering My Dad
A few days ago, I was at the barn with our daughter for her riding lesson. The way the light was hitting the few fall leaves still clinging to their…
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I Suspect He Knew: A Poem
One thing I think is a shame is that he didn’t know me as a poet. For if he had, we could have had a chat about the index cards…
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Eggs For My Daughter: A Poem for You
I never knew how important it was to have my words received. This is what I am thinking about as I separate eggs. Two halves of the shell, cups in…
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Wedding Anniversary
Today was our 23rd wedding anniversary. Jim and I woke up at 5 a.m., had coffee together while the house was quiet. Even the dog was still asleep. Then we…
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Looking Up
Today was the first time we’ve seen the sun in seven days. That is no exaggeration. If you also live in the Bay area, you know what I mean. It’s…
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Friends: A Poem for You
There have been friends who crossed my path as quickly as I theirs And yet their footprints are those I walk in when lost. Their backs are those I lean…
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13 Tips on How to Comfort a Friend in Need
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have…
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