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What's the best story you've heard recently?

Posted on Sep 12th, 2009 by maryw : ponderer maryw

Chapter 1 :  I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost..... I am helpless. It is not my fault. It takes me forever to... More »

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How did you meet your partner?

Posted on Dec 22nd, 2008 by maryw : ponderer maryw

About two weeks before Valentine's day in 1990, I met Kirk, the man who was to become my husband. We were both washing clothes in our Friendly Neighborhood Laundromat. I had maybe five loads of laundry to... More »

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If you had to lose your vision, what would you look at today?

Posted on Nov 14th, 2007 by maryw : ponderer maryw

Honestly, the first answer that came to me: I would look at Farland's exquisite blog ! A feast for more than just the eyes ...

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Share one of your own peak experiences.

Posted on Aug 12th, 2007 by maryw : ponderer maryw

           (I originally posted this in the Adventures in the Mystical Ocean thread in the II-Zaadz pod ). Several years ago, on morning 5 of my first ten-day contemplative retreat, I awoke and sensed that some... More »

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Pause for a moment, and write a haiku about what's around you.

Posted on May 9th, 2007 by maryw : ponderer maryw

Close the blinds against this hot California sky. The keyboard's melting.

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When was the last time you got lost? What happened?

Posted on May 7th, 2007 by maryw : ponderer maryw

The last time I got lost was when I "lost it." Lost my cool while driving, that is. I currently live in southern California, land of hot, howling, horrific traffic. I know that there are places... More »

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What's the best piece of advice you've received from a friend?

Posted on Apr 19th, 2007 by maryw : ponderer maryw

"Embrace the false self and allow it to become your teacher." --Susan Komis, pastoral minister and staff member of Contemplative Outreach Int'l . For Christian contemplatives, the false self is the unreal self, a "pseudo... More »

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