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Of Pomegranates and Pain

The currency of forgiveness won’t always feed the hungry, but choosing compassion over condemnation is the right price for a meal.

Nov 21, 2018

Of Pomegranates and Pain

Nov 21, 2018

The body remembers: Diane Rehm (and me) on love and the right to die

Diane Rehm’s book shored up my own memories of hospice caregiving and the dilemma of supporting a loved one’s wishes to die.

Oct 12, 2018

The body remembers: Diane Rehm (and me) on love and the right to die

Oct 12, 2018

Bare-breasted democracy in the age of #MeToo

Women bared their souls and more on the steps of the Supreme Court when a judge confirmed spelled the dismissal of women’s pain.

Oct 8, 2018

Bare-breasted democracy in the age of #MeToo

Oct 8, 2018

The Rape of the American Woman

Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness should mean freedom from rape.

Oct 5, 2018

The Rape of the American Woman

Oct 5, 2018

CBS and Miami station in spotlight, sued for age and gender discrimination in news industry

Investigative reporter Michelle Gillen files age and gender discrimination against CBS and a Miami television affiliate.

Sep 17, 2018

CBS and Miami station in spotlight, sued for age and gender discrimination in news industry

Sep 17, 2018

Alzheimer's as a call to love: why caregiving is more than just a job

Open yourself up to the challenge of a diagnosis.

Jul 19, 2018

Alzheimer's as a call to love: why caregiving is more than just a job

Jul 19, 2018

We are all handmaids in this Divided State of Gilead, and we need yoni massages

America will never be great if it abuses its women and truth tellers.

Jun 29, 2018

We are all handmaids in this Divided State of Gilead, and we need yoni massages

Jun 29, 2018

Humans like so much detritus

When children are put in cages and separated from parents, we know who's really trash.

Jun 19, 2018

Humans like so much detritus

Jun 19, 2018

Fishhooks

When I became a caregiver, visits to dad's nursing home shored up childhood memories. Alzheimer's robbed him of memory, but gave back love.

Jun 16, 2018

Fishhooks

Jun 16, 2018

Suicide and near-deaths: the tether snaps even when heaven is now

This weeks' celebrity suicides are a reminder of how fragile our ties are to the body, and a moment to shift into a practice of love.

Jun 8, 2018

Suicide and near-deaths: the tether snaps even when heaven is now

Jun 8, 2018

Vice-Queen Maria

Vice-Queen Maria

Spiritual entrepreneur, award-winning indie writer, journalist, poet in Washington, DC. Publisher of Heart-Centered Living newsletter and founder of #heartcamp.

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