Life Challenges
Reflections and poetry inspired by life’s many challenges with some articles about how to navigate through difficulties with hope and grace.
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The Importance of Rest
In our fast-paced world filled with endless to-do lists and constant demands, we often overlook the importance of rest. Exhaustion and fatigue are lurking just past the next…
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What’s the Purpose of Growing Old?
We are all going to grow old…if we are lucky. But not everyone is able to find meaning in the process. However, there are some important steps we…
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Dekker returns to sharing wisdom
Woof! For the last three months, I have been sharing my stories of becoming a service dog. If you have missed any of these you will find them…
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Meaning and Purpose in Aging and Loss
Transforming loss into strength is akin to a phoenix rising from the ashes. It's about using our experiences to grow and evolve, finding meaning in the process.
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“The Art of Bread Dough: A Metaphor for Building a Successful Life”
Creating a successful life is similar to working bread dough, involving a lot of push and pull and plenty of waiting for inner work to complete itself.
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Dekker Continues His Story
Dekker continues with part three of his story of how he became a service dog. This time he shares a letter he got from his person who had…
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How to Find Joy and Positivity in Difficult Times
We all know that life can be tough. Sometimes, it feels like there's a never-ending stream of challenges and obstacles to overcome. It's easy to get bogged down…
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The Meaning of Flow
Flow is a state of mind that occurs when you are entirely devoted to an activity or task. The other day I was so engrossed in writing that…
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Dekker Adds to His Story
Woof Woof! Here is another piece of my story of how I got to be a service dog, along with a few answers to comments left last week....I…
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Is There Any Purpose and Meaning to Aging?
Finding purpose and meaning as we age is a matter of recognizing the power of sitting still.
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How to Not Be So Busy: A Guide for the Overworked and Overwhelmed
We all have those days where we feel overworked and overwhelmed, like we're drowning in an endless sea of tasks and responsibilities. But fear not, for I am…
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What is the Meaning and Purpose of Life
Meaning and purpose have to be more than a satisfying and lucrative job. How does my life intertwine with diversity, with strangers, with the Divine?
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Pain is a Given – Suffering is a Choice
‘Pain is a given; suffering is a choice’. What on earth does this mean? And how does it apply to our lives? I think we can all agree…
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Dekker Tells His Story, part 1
Many people ask me (Dekker) what it takes to be a service dog. I could talk to them about the one to two years of training which I…
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Letting Go
My journey through liminal space continues. The pace of our transitioning between continents is that of a snail. And for the time being, that still feels mostly okay, even as…
