by Meg | Jan 25, 2011 | Noah's Ark Now
Ego This is what Ego is not – Calm, Lovely, Serene. Ego fragments reality into such complexity that I’m better able to tell (or show) you what it isn’t than to encapsulate what it is. Ego is not your true nature. The true nature of your mind is like this clear...
by Meg | Jan 18, 2011 | Noah's Ark Now
Relationship To place this piece in context, I’ve been in a dedicated, heterosexual relationship for the last (nearly) 42 years. Some people envy what I have with my husband; others fear commitment. Think of confinement, as in “committed to a mental institution.” He...
by Meg | Jan 11, 2011 | Noah's Ark Now
Loss In the significant losses in my life, the death of my father and my brother, I had no opportunity for anticipatory grief. My father died suddenly of a heart attack one Christmas Eve. My brother died of an asthma attack. At 74 and 52 respectively, both died...
by Meg | Dec 28, 2010 | Noah's Ark Now
Winter Within We never know when winter weather will require a change in plan, a re-direction. Everyone has to slow down and spend more time where they are instead of moving on to the next thing. On a day when I haven’t left the house, it seems fitting to write about...
by Meg | Jul 26, 2010 | Noah's Ark Now
Forgiveness I 1. Seeing the truth of the matter without Guilt 2. Compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive 3. The act of excusing a mistake or offense Surely some things are unforgiveable. Isn’t this the last outpost where most of us end up? The...