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Go Forth – Saying Goodbye as my First Child Leaves Home

As I write this, the three guys I live with are playing football on the other side of the floor-length living room windows.  It is a hot, muggy Florida evening, my husband and two boys are enjoying some guy time, and my oldest son is going to college in three days. What a strange thing,Continue Reading

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Rebirthing

The word “rebirthing” has been in my psyche quite a bit of late; perhaps in part due to the immanence of spring (around the corner, I hope!)    Perhaps in part due to the “collective sloughing off” that’s going on for so many people, in our country and beyond.  And perhaps in part due to theContinue Reading

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Running into the Arms of Great Mother, part 2

It’s really true what they say, that if we are not aware of history we are doomed to repeat it.  We can see it on our world stage, we can see it in our relationships, and we can see it in how we become our parents if we have not done a significant amount ofContinue Reading

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My Jess

Today my first born turns 16.   I naturally ruminate on the events that led up to this day, the anniversary of his birth.  It was a hard day that revealed a lot about both of our most basic traits.  My pregnancy was flawless…I LOVED being pregnant.  I felt powerful and sexy, the embodiment of GreatContinue Reading

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Pre-Labor

Do you ever get the sense something big is about to happen?  Sort of a building of energy feeling, like gears are turning…but not turning just to turn….turning because it will lead to something. I have had this feeling today that is similar to the way I felt before I went into labor with myContinue Reading

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