There’s almost always a panhandler at the parking lot entrance to the office supply store across town. It’s rarely the same person, so I think the people who station themselves there must stake claim with a first-come, first-serve approach. Sometimes there’s one person. Occasionally there are two people together. Sometimes the person has a backpack […]
Posts Tagged ‘gratitude’
Lesson from a Barefoot Panhandler
Posted: 15th June 2018 by admin in BlogTags: being present, compassion, connection, gratitude, homeless, kindness, mindfulness, panhandling
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Finding Gratitude
Posted: 31st March 2014 by admin in Blog, UncategorizedTags: brothers, death, family, gratitude, grief, healing, loss, love
A yahrzeit candle burns in the kitchen and throughout the day, I’ve pondered the intimacy of sharing the experience of someone’s death. Intimacy seems an odd word and yet nothing more suitable comes to mind. This sharing shapes me. It might shape any of us, I think…the piercing loss that dulls over time to add layers […]