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Who’s Driving You?
On October 25, 2011
For a several years, I’ve been aware of a young blond girl who inhabits my subconscious. She came to be once when I was consumed by fear and anxiety. Meditating on that fear, I saw this girl, 6 or 7 years old, with long, straight [...]
Making Friends with Loneliness
On October 16, 2011
By Melissa Kirk
Loneliness and I have a strange and long-standing relationship. No matter how socially active I am, no matter how fast I’m running around filling my hours with friends, projects, chores, and daily tasks, loneliness is always there behind me, like a little kid holding onto my shirttails. It [...]
I Was Never Ugly
On October 16, 2011
By Melissa Kirk
I borrowed my mom’s photo album of my kid/teenager photos last week, as part of my attempt to come to terms with my childhood and figure out how I got where I am today. One thing struck me when I was leafing through the album: I was never [...]
Finding Enlightenment on the Bus
On October 16, 2011
By Melissa Kirk
So last Thursday night I was on the bus coming home from work. Normally I take BART – the subway - for this leg of the trip, but there was some delay on BART, so I took the 72 bus instead. It’s a LOOONNNGGG bus ride. For some reason, [...]
Welcome to Joy
On October 2, 2011
Hi, welcome to our new blog. I say ‘our’ because this blog is meant to be a community effort. I want YOU to write for it. I want YOU to comment on posts you like or that make you think. I want YOU to repost, retweet, and forward the link to people you think will [...]
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