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Come, Holy Spirit
Over the last two weeks, I’ve heard(/sung) the ancient hymn Veni Creator Spiritus as many times as I’ve heard it throughout my life–it’s been a spirit-filled few weeks (see: holy week). This poem has...
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Bill Nye, Ken Ham, and the Apostle Paul
Earlier this week, everybody’s favorite scientist from the 1990s, Bill Nye, went head-to-head with Ken Ham, founder of the Creation Museum. It was the sort of showdown that you hoped both sides knew...
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holding breath
There’s a reason that holding your breath kills you. Out in the garden over the weekend, I filled up boxes with compost-y soil. It was hard work, but that was just what I needed–I’d been too static...
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healing mountains & seas #ujjayi
You know that noisy breath that yogis practice? Ujjayi breath calms the mind & body and serves as an anchor for yoga practices. You don’t have to be posin’ to use it–often I practice the deep,...
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“the help”
What a strange word “helper” is; a friend of mine from an earlier generation raised in the south hears the description of the domestic help that had a hand in raising her (hence the title). I think...
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some things change, some things stay the same
Some days require double-strength stress relief tea. Some days just feel more anxious; my body aches and I can’t concentrate. Sometimes I make up a theory about why I notice a lot more tension some...
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