Noah’s Ark Blog
Doubt
Doubt This is not an easy topic to explore. I’m not even sure I want to tackle it. But, it keeps coming across my radar, from within and without. So lets dive in. Whoa, scary! I bet he has to deal with doubt every time he does that. Looks like he doesn’t let it stop...
Grief
Grief I’m tempted to put this word at the top then leave a blank expanse of white page. What can I say about grief to those who grieve? It feels like hubris to assume I have anything to put down on paper that will make a difference. Yet, if my experience can ease...
Gratitude
Gratitude Gratitude has saved me many a time from the clutches of melancholy. It’s easy to entertain ourselves with OUR PROBLEMS, even to define our life by them. Most often we don’t know we’re doing it. Negativity exerts a powerful pull on the human mind. You have...
Forgiveness II
Forgiveness II When it comes to practicing forgiveness (see definitions in Forgiveness I blog), it’s best to start with small slights. Don’t dive right into the worst thing ever done to you. Think of it as training to be an elite athlete; fit, trim, energetic....
Freedom
Freedom I had a blog written for today but I’ve set it aside to write about what we’re all witnessing in Egypt. As I’ve followed the story of people taking to the streets to demand Freedom from oppression, I’m stunningly aware of how ancient the civilization of Egypt...
Ego
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 lake....
Relationship
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...
Loss
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...
Winter Within
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...