Tag Archives: acceptance

the anxiety of grown children – June 20

Posted on June 23, 2016 by landl30

6.20,2016 the anxiety of grown children so many choices to make and you have to step away. =================

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the ‘practice’ of medicine – June 17

Posted on June 18, 2016 by landl30

6.17.2016 the doctor walks out to the lobby patients wait for his wisdom which he knows is less than they wish. how do we find hope when the body has taken a left turn the … Continue reading →

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negotiation – May 20

Posted on May 21, 2016 by landl30

5.20.2016 we have a negotiation nature and I. they keep the yard green and I don’t sweat the dandelions. ————————–

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steps – May 15

Posted on May 16, 2016 by landl30

5.15.2016 home. feet up, good book. my love hoes the garden we sit and read, touch things, bury our minds and faces for moments now that the last of the nest has stepped out. —————————

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5.4.2016 words start to escape you. these yellow flowers that just cropped up on the lawn. I knew them only yesterday what’s the word, I ask. dandelions, she says. oh, right… something with animals. okay. ——————–

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awakening slow – August 30

Posted on August 31, 2015 by landl30

8.30.2015 [awakening slow] awakening slow with gnarled hands pain the stretching is a friend across time a knowledge that maybe some things don’t go away in this anymore space. ——————

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making peace with mortality – July 16

Posted on July 17, 2015 by landl30

7.16.2015 making peace with mortality is just part of the game unless you plan on losing early. ——————–

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spring crickets – June 14

Posted on June 15, 2015 by landl30

6.14.2015 spring crickets chirrup as mid brisk breeze eases in tired eyes and arms welcome the caresses —————

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Keoua trembled – May 7

Posted on May 8, 2015 by landl30

5.7.2015 [Keoua trembled] Keoua trembled when the earth exploded knowing in his soul that Pele had rejected him. the road to his sacrifice was only a foregone, foretold, last step. —————– *In 1790 Keoua was the last chieftain … Continue reading →

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a tug on the leash – July 29

Posted on July 29, 2014 by landl30

7.29.2014 the dog stops more often on our walks now to sniff, to lift a leg, to squat or perhaps to fake one of these so that he can take a breath as he ages. I tug at … Continue reading →

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