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  • Dekker

    Dekker Writes Again

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    Dekker sleeps on organ pedals, rest

    Slowing Down, Stretching Out, and Smelling What Matters  As I (Dekker—service dog, squirrel whisperer, and expert in naps) stretch out in a sunny patch on the floor, I…

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Aging,  Life Challenges

    When Life Hands You a Diagnosis— How to Receive, Accept, and Keep Living (and Laughing)

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    Doctor with crossed arms delivering a difficult diagnosis

    How do you keep living when you receive a difficult diagnosis? Suppose for a moment that your body was a house, and one day, you found a crack…

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  • Aging,  Life Challenges

    Say Goodbye Without Regret 

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    Couple standing at cemetery saying; goodbye; growing whole not old

    What does it mean to say goodbye when there’s still time—but not enough of it?I recently lost a dear friend. We had one of those slow goodbyes, the…

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Spiritual Growth

    Mind Reading – Did You Ever Wish For It?

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    Woman with questioning face wonders about sound of silence. mind reading

    When I have difficulty understanding someone, I have thought that if I knew mind reading, I would be able to understand better.

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Wisdom from Dekker

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    Dekker, service dog posing on granite slab

    As I, known by all as Dekker, lie here in my favorite sunspot by the window, I think about the curious human problems people ask me about.

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