Category: Essays and Articles
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On Reopening and ‘The Least of These.’
Reopening and gathering in person is almost straightforward for vaccinated adults right now – we know, pretty much, at least, what we can do safely and where we need to take precautions. We’re exhausted by over a year of not knowing, moving goalposts, isolation, and stress. We’re ready for it to be over and finally! […]
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Dear Body: A Narrative Shift & Ritual Offering of Psychiatric Medication
I’m writing about this because when I spoke to my doctor about it, they said that since the pandemic, an incredible number of people are dealing with depression, anxiety, and other mental health symptoms, some for the first time, some after long periods of remission, and some are facing more intense symptoms than usual. Remember that […]
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Love/Godde and Karen
There is a part of me that is untouchable by the happenings of this realm. This is the part that healed my human form of addiction by the power of community, of an eating disorder by shamanism and energy work, that exists at the vibration of my highest good at all times. This is the […]
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“The Church Has Left the Building”
I like to joke that I moved to Florida to get out of serving on the Board of Trustees at my home congregation in Tennessee. It isn’t entirely true. What is true is that I had just been elected to the Board when I got an opportunity to move to Florida to serve a congregation […]
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Manifestations of the Pandemic
Manifestations of the Pandemic Helen Rose Sunday, May 3, 2020 So, apparently there’s a pandemic going on. It’s a scary time. From what I can tell from a safe distance, everyone is handling it differently. I have friends who are living their best lives, friends who are struggling but adapting, friends who are suicidal, and […]
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Today they’re wearing a pink tutu that I’m pretty sure was part of a Minnie Mouse costume at one point, with sparkly light up Paw Patrol shoes and a fuzzy pink jacket complete with a unicorn horn on the hood. I wish I was half as cool as Henry. Walking out of the preschool, another […]
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