There is a lot of death in the garden. Some plants are not meant to last more than one season, some become diseased and die, some die from old age. Sound familiar? Mom never let gardening deaths and disappointments get the better of her.
A few years ago, I made friends with the Grim Reaper. It was unavoidable. I felt like he was following me around. I even considered getting in the carpool lane with him as my passenger. I am still here, so you know he was not coming for me. But he did pick up my father, …
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Finding appreciation when you think all is lost. I woke up, and jumped out of bed, ready to get dressed and tackle another day at work. Then, it hit me. I wasn’t going to work. I had lost my job. Tears began to well up in my eyes, and I plopped back down on the …
And the answer is: death and equanimity. Knock Knock! (A haiku) Oh, it’s you again.Really? No place else to be?OK, death—come in. I remember driving to pick up a refill of Dad’s morphine prescription. He was definitely in his final stages with lung cancer. All around me in the drug store were people just going about their …
When his father died, Venerable De Hong shed many tears. When his mother died, he also cried. They died many years apart. But, the difference in the grief he felt is not just due to his own progression on the path. It is that and so much more. When you are a child, and someone …
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