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Ever since her mother died when Anne Donahue was a child, Anne has longed to know more about her. What music did she enjoy? What made her laugh? Now a mother herself, Donahue shares a few things she believes her daughter should know about her. Read More.....
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My ex-husband, Tom and I are grieving today the impending death of the last of 3 amazing German Shepherds that we were graced to belong to during our life together. I know that many of you who have experienced the death of a beloved pet will find your...
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Even though I am hesitant to put this small piece of the whole picture of the Tibet/China issue on the VTH, I am going to do so in the interest of timeliness. Please pass this post on via link or use the URL or embedded code below to forward the video....
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As I live into the pilgrimage of Patti Digh's 37 days exercise on what we might be experiencing if indeed we had 'only' 37 days to live, I've found myself going through layers of experience. I'm dreaming a lot, and not remembering any of them. I'm all...
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“We have a lion problem in Spring Canyon,” my neighbor Keri says to anyone who will listen -- neighbors, strangers, wildlife officers. We do not have a lion problem. We are blessed with the presence of mountain lions in the canyon behind our houses. It’s...
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Every tea house needs live music now and then, yes? So here's a virtual connection to the music of a talented singer/songwriter. I've known about Beth Patterson, the Celtic/Cajun singer/songwriter since I first got on the internet in 1995 and in 1997...
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This collage is made from the collective journal tags on the Virtual Tea House...ain't it cool? Wordle is a fun program that makes interesting designs out of key words or tagged words on websites or blogs. I'm just a beginner, however if you check out...
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As a misfit half-Mexican teen growing up in southeast Los Angeles, Yvette Doss had a lot of questions. To find answers, she turned to the work of great philosophers — and came to believe that we are all qualified to ponder life's mysteries. Read...
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Welcome to the August 3, 2008 edition of engaged spirituality. Hosting these carnivals is an interesting process. As the host, you can ask in several different ways for submissions only directly related to a topic, and there are inevitably some who pay...
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This is my last blog post from Oregon, before the real journey begins- tomorrow. My lord, I just got here but it's been a year. I'm sitting in my empty house, and outside sits the almost full, slightly lopsided, U-HAUL. Wisconsin bound. Heaviest things...
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Days with my Father http://www.dayswithmyfather.com/ Someone just sent me this link--it's an amazing photo-journal of the on-going journey of Phillip Toledano with his 98 year old father through the end of his days. There is some remarkable vulnerability...
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Technorati Tags: intercultural dialogue From Jamal Rahman's website: Jamal Rahman is a Muslim Sufi minister originally from Bangladesh. He is cominister at Interfaith Community Church in Seattle, Washington, cohost of Interfaith Talk Radio, and adjunct...
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Hey! Remember this one? Go ahead! Try it! How deep can you go? Oy! So much beauty we can give to this wondrous, hurting world through the Game called, “gazing with soft eyes.” And don’t forget to let your gaze include Yourself! Blessings of hilarity,...
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This delightful story was sent as an email today from my friend Donna. Thanks, Donna! Recently a family that lives on the outskirts of Anchorage, Alaska built a sturdy, colorful playground for their three and four year old sons. They lined the bottom...
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Technorati Tags: relgious images , spirituality , comparative theology Twelve years ago or more I was a chaplain at a Veterans Hospital in Colorado. I worked in the substance abuse and psychiatric units. It was one of the favorite jobs of my lifetime...
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The Unity Church here in Spokane is sponsoring an eleven day "Celebration of Peace" starting on September 11th. On that day, and for the ten days thereafter they will host a series of forums with guest speakers and panels, and hope to spread this celebration...
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...no hell below us... above us only sky... The Painted Drum: A Novel (P.S.) by Louise Erdrich Read more about this book... I'm preparing a non-linear collaborative look at what she/I might do if we really only had 37 days to live with a new-but-already-deep-in-it...
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When Theresa MacPhail was 4 years old, her brother was killed in an accident. Devastated, MacPhail's mother became obsessed with protecting her only surviving child. As an adult, MacPhail came to believe that courage is a muscle that must be developed...
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This is a cross-post from Dave Pollard's site, How to Save the World. It is a reprint from a 2007 post. It is so meaty and conversation-generating, that we're putting it on the Virtual Tea House, just as it is. Please feel free to comment here or on Dave's...
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The Washington Post in its Style Invitational Column regularly publishes winning submissions to its neologism contests, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words. You all have probably seen these before...but thought I'd...
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dateline: July 14, 2008 Note: We love using the forum of this site to encourage people to write. Michele Duncan from Bend, Oregon, has finally agreed to write down some thoughts about being a creator. Thanks, Michele for saying 'yes'! -- Beth This weekend...
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So this has been a week/month of losing things. I don't normally lose things like keys and such. But this week, I left my purse in a restaurant--the same lunch restaurant that I left my purse in 2 weeks ago. I don't ever remember leaving my purse anywhere...
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In times of profound change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. --- attributed to either Al Rogers or Eric Hoffer [quoted from How to Save the World ] This...
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Daniel Flanagan was a high-school dropout in a dead-end job; a self-described loser. But when faced with the responsibility of fatherhood, Flanagan decided to change his ways and return to school. He believes we all deserve "do-overs" in life. Read More.....
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This is not to be confused with 'who's yo' mama?' although there may be similarities. As we develop a blogroll for the Virtual Tea House, wanted to start with who I currently aggregate and move outward in concentric circles. oops that's an eggroll not...
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