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Read more about the article Enough already: Black Lives Matter!

Enough already: Black Lives Matter!

  • Post author:thecrackedopenheart
  • Post published:May 30, 2020
  • Post category:Musings
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The events of this week have been devastating for many of us, but for none so much as the family of George Floyd, the man killed by Minneapolis police last…

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Read more about the article Comfort, Hope, and the Five Little Peppers

Comfort, Hope, and the Five Little Peppers

  • Post author:thecrackedopenheart
  • Post published:May 29, 2020
  • Post category:Musings
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After my sister and I cleared out my mother’s house before its sale, I came home with some childhood books that I wanted to keep, and stuck them on a…

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Read more about the article Commencement Canceled

Commencement Canceled

  • Post author:thecrackedopenheart
  • Post published:May 25, 2020
  • Post category:Musings
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Oh my goodness. The Class of 2020 isn’t getting a graduation ceremony. No caps and gowns, no processing into a giant, over-air conditioned auditorium or athletic stadium, no beribboned diplomas…

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Read more about the article Canceling the Cushion

Canceling the Cushion

  • Post author:thecrackedopenheart
  • Post published:May 20, 2020
  • Post category:Musings
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I gave up meditating recently. Or perhaps I should say I gave up trying to make myself meditate. Finally, I surrendered to a fundamental truth about myself: I am never…

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Read more about the article The Need to Knead

The Need to Knead

  • Post author:thecrackedopenheart
  • Post published:May 15, 2020
  • Post category:Musings
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I am, like a lot of other Americans, spending a lot of time in the kitchen these days. Okay, truth be told, I spend a lot of time in the…

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Read more about the article How To Make Art

How To Make Art

  • Post author:thecrackedopenheart
  • Post published:May 11, 2020
  • Post category:Musings
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During this weird liminal time of coronavirus, I know a lot of people who are finding a compelling desire to make something—painting, drawing, dancing, playing music, writing, cooking—anything we put…

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Read more about the article I Am Really Angry

I Am Really Angry

  • Post author:thecrackedopenheart
  • Post published:May 6, 2020
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These days I am desperately hoping that Mr. Trump or one of his close family members contracts the coronavirus, so he will finally understand that this is not just a…

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Read more about the article Poems for Pleasure

Poems for Pleasure

  • Post author:thecrackedopenheart
  • Post published:May 2, 2020
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My greatest solace throughout life has been writing. Recently, I was going through a box of papers and photos retrieved from my mother’s home before we sold it, and came…

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