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Month: September 2008
in honour of the paralympics: some disability links
in honour of the paralympics, i thought i’d share with you some of my disability related links in stumbleupon. here they are: the people at profy have an article about social networking for the hearing impaired. tagdeaf is one community that is open to everyone, from deaf to hearing, though it focuses on the deaf… Continue reading in honour of the paralympics: some disability links
september buddhist carnival – the delusion edition
one of the first pieces of information i came across this morning, before breakfast yet, was the the stock market disaster today. a bit of nervousness wanted to creep in. how good to remember that the fears that can be aroused by such events are made of illusion, and that the stability that we all… Continue reading september buddhist carnival – the delusion edition
letting go of guilt: a conversation
earlier this year, i wrote a few posts on guilt. this turned into a case study with one of my readers where over the course of a few months, we sent emails back and forth. this reader, let’s call her carla, has agreed to publish some of our emails. of course, we’ve changed some of… Continue reading letting go of guilt: a conversation
september 11 – the happiest day of my life
“what was the happiest day of your life?” this question comes up, sometimes. until seven years ago, it was “september 11, 1973.” that was the day my oldest child was born. it was the least pleasant of my three births, what with me an unwed teenage mother in a hopelessly old-fashioned veteran’s hospital in munich,… Continue reading september 11 – the happiest day of my life
gogos, african grandmothers on a wordless wednesday
these grandmothers look after their grandchildren because their parents have died of AIDS. (inspiration by travelingspouse, image by khym54)
overeating and anorexia: a dialogue
“yes, it is possible to lose too much weight,” said joshua seth in one of his submissions to the carnival of eating disorders, talking about courtney love’s unfortunate adventures with all kinds of eating disorders. my first reaction to this was, “well, yes, duh!” but then it got me to thinking. while we read and… Continue reading overeating and anorexia: a dialogue
quickie: a bit of link love
a quick wave to the entrecards people who visited frequently in the last 30 days, in alphabetical order … thanks for stopping by, you guys! a mother of yesterday, today & tomorrow black woman thinks….. cape town news copd news of the day everyone’s child health assistant how is bradley? trichotillomania blog untreatable’s blog zental… Continue reading quickie: a bit of link love
freedom, redemption and inspiration
one of the people to whom i passed on my “brilliant blog” award, sojourner, has a meme, sunday inspirations. similar to wordless wednesday, it’s a day of the week dedicated to a theme. it was created in honor of sojourner’s mother and is just one way to help get us through the week ahead, the… Continue reading freedom, redemption and inspiration
depression and the power of language
depression is a state of subtraction, says catatonic kid, depression is not an approachable thing. it seems, in fact, to be precisely the opposite. it has a power to repel that is apparently so strong that it stops our mouths before we have even thought to speak of all that runs through its dark night.… Continue reading depression and the power of language