India, the Trip of a Lifetime
May 24th, 2008AnonymousOn occasion, my father talked about “Flying the Hump” in India during World War II. Whenever he spoke of India, I was enthralled. I, too, wanted to go to India and have adventures. I wanted to see and experience this amazing place for myself.
Chesed: “Unconditional and Unmotivated Lovingkindness"
May 12th, 2008Anonymous "May Your kindness, O Lord be upon us,
As we have hoped for you."
(Psalm 33:22)
"The world is built with chesed."
(Psalm 89:3)
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The Creative Impulse in Dreams
June 30th, 2008JanInterfaithThere is an archetypal creative impulse woven into the fabric of every dream. Sometimes this creative energy is clearly visible to the dreamer, but more often it is hidden by the emotional experience of the dream.
A Memorial Service Homily: "Remembering the Love"
June 30th, 2008JanInterfaithEvery quarter, the hospital where I work has a memorial service in honor of those who have died at the hospital in the last months. It is a time when families and friends come together in a small auditorium for a short ritual remembering of their loved one who is no longer with them in body.
Poem to the Beloved ... Paintbrush in Hand
May 8th, 2008AnonymousI stand before a blank sheet of paper
paints and brushes at my side
drum music playing
a heartbeat broadcast across the room.
Sun streams out my studio and
down the rain spout
with details
of 'Donna-ness'.