Bored in Vernal tagged me as a Thinking Blogger. This is quite an honor, coming from her! It’s also a meme, so my duty is to name five other blogs that make me think.
In order to avoid being too incestuous or repetitive, I decided not list any of the bloggers who are part of […]

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My brother-in-law/sensei is a small giant who likes giving people backrubs. These aren’t deep tissue so much as they are bone crushing. He used to come up behind me and stick his thumb right there where all the tension of years sits, festers, and plots against me. Then he’d say, “Miko, you carry the weight […]

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On the first Sunday of every month, someone reads a set of questions before we settle into silence at our meeting for worship. We can draw on these queries to guide us in our personal and group meditation. I wanted to post some of April’s queries here, partly for my sake, but also for […]

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