Category Archives: Spiritual

Spirit/Essay. The greatest teacher, failure is…. Yoda. Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Posted on July 25, 2018 by healingwoman

My breath caught when Master Yoda’s spirit gently said this to the man who had once been his pupil. The power was not in the wording of the line, but in how it was said. It was said simply, in … Continue reading →

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Mind: Talking about suicide so we decrease the number of people who die by suicide.

Posted on June 8, 2018 by healingwoman

Suicide is not reversible. Stop before you do it….. I wanted to post on mental health in May but did not because I wanted current statistics: When I last researched mental health five or six years ago, the World Health … Continue reading →

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Spirit/Essay. Of mirrors and marathons. Reflections five years after Hell came home.

Posted on April 17, 2018 by healingwoman

It is April in New England, and the marathon has come again. Since 2013, race day is not a simple joy anymore. It is the anniversary of a bombing. It is the day we learned how strong we really were, … Continue reading →

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Spirit/Essay. The Road Home.

Posted on April 11, 2018 by healingwoman

We are all on the road Home. We simply do not know how soon we will get there. Although it is April and should be spring, there are still rare patches of snow in shaded spots. Yesterday’s rain began as … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Day.

Posted on November 13, 2017 by healingwoman

We have had a long Autumn, with only two nights so far that have gone down to freezing temperatures. After last weekend, though, the colors are sober and it is clear November is here. This photo captures one of the … Continue reading →

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Spirit/ Essay. The unexpected blessing.

Posted on September 16, 2017 by healingwoman

I wasn’t lonely, but I thought I was alone. Then I realized I had unexpected company and was blessed. I haven’t been out much this summer because of mobility and balance issues, plus my blood pressure just doesn’t stay up … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Day….

Posted on August 27, 2017 by healingwoman

You may not control the length of the book, or even the color of the ink, but only You can write your life story. (c) HealingWoman

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Spirit/Essay. The power of a flower. Queen Anne’s Lace.

Posted on July 22, 2017 by healingwoman

I have always loved quiet walks near our home, rural lanes edged with wildflowers and shrubs when snow doesn’t cover the ground. I like to look at the beautiful, complex flowers we call Queen Anne’s lace. The flowers look delicate, … Continue reading →

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Essay. The Stone Garden.

Posted on May 29, 2017 by healingwoman

As a child, I loved a song that includes the refrain “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under Heaven.” I hear it when I visit Mount Auburn Cemetery, a landscaped garden for the … Continue reading →

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Essay. The Destination and the Journey.

Posted on May 3, 2017 by healingwoman

If we return at death from where we came, what is life? Everything in between. ——————- In “The Doomsday Book,” a young woman, an Oxford history student, has the chance to time travel to the middle ages. She becomes ill … Continue reading →

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