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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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Canceling the Cushion

  • Post author:thecrackedopenheart
  • Post published:May 20, 2020
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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
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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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How To Make Art

  • Post author:thecrackedopenheart
  • Post published:May 11, 2020
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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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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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Ritual Healing

  • Post author:thecrackedopenheart
  • Post published:April 29, 2020
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What are we to do with our time, now that the closets are cleaned out, we’ve spoken by phone or email to our beloveds and assured ourselves they are okay…

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The Grievies

  • Post author:thecrackedopenheart
  • Post published:April 27, 2020
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A few days ago, I had to put my beloved dog, Jackson Browne, to sleep. I'm writing about it, as I do everything important to me, and will post something…

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Read more about the article The Toilet Paper Pixie Strikes!

The Toilet Paper Pixie Strikes!

  • Post author:thecrackedopenheart
  • Post published:April 24, 2020
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The objects of our desire Some of you may have read my first essay on this revived/new blog, posted April 1, called “A Toilet Paper Confession.” After it was posted,…

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Farewell Films

  • Post author:thecrackedopenheart
  • Post published:April 22, 2020
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The other day I taught an online class for the seminary I attended—the Chaplaincy Institute in Berkeley, California—which has shifted all of its classes online, like every other higher education…

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