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Embracing the In-Between
Hellos and goodbyes. Beginnings and endings. Birthing and dying. It’s all about the in-betweens… Staring out at the soft, billowy clouds en route to the sturdy and warm embrace of my beloved husband. My heart is swollen with the enormity of what transpired over the last six days since arriving in Denver. Terri Luanna’s BFF…
Read MoreInconceivable Mutual Benefit
Today would have been my sister Jeanne’s 71st birthday… This is one of my favorite pictures of her, taken at her last performance entitled, “Inconceivable Mutual Benefit.” Rooted in her teacher, Reb Anderson’s, fourth samadhi, her dance was an invitation to awaken to the inconceivable mutual benefit that is available to each and every one…
Read More“Ordinary Day”
“Take a moment, face to face, find the joy in an ordinary day…” —Dori Rubbicco Coming off a weekend chock full of joyful moments. My daughter’s bridal shower. A welcome dinner for my son-in-law to be’s family. All of my children under one roof. My ninety-one-year-old mother’s timeless face captured on camera by her great-granddaughter,…
Read More“Living Mindfully During Difficult Times” Take 2!
Thanks Aunty Cole for letting me know the interview link wasn’t working! All fixed and worth a listen❤️ This is the beach featured on WCAI’s website right above their link to my NPR interview with Mindy Todd entitled, “Living Mindfully During Difficult Times.” You can listen to the full interview here— The Point…
Read More“The Point”
Guess who’s going to be on NPR’s The Point hosted by Mindy Todd?? Holy Terri, that would be me! So please, set your radio/phone/computer to WCAI on Tuesday, February 26th, at 9:00 am. Joining us will be Ann Eagan, LICSW, a regular on the program, who also specializes in grief and loss, and hopefully you! Become part of…
Read MoreA “Love Letter” from Terri’s Dad❤️
The Brains of a Spider (NSFW) Readers are welcome to join the conversation! If you are moved to respond to Spider’s musings, feel free to write in at spiderweb@shaw.ca. Any responses that Spider replies to will be added to the comments on the blog page. Our daughter’s book This will be an atypical blog…
Read MoreAll you need is love…
Tis the season of love❤️ With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I find myself looking more deeply at the power of love in my life. And in Miss M’s. The power of loving connection… The power of loving yourself… The power of loving kindness… The power of loving community… Recently, Miss M and I attended empowerHER‘s…
Read More“That was a tough loss. But dying is a part of life…” Carlin Lynch
Sifting through stories since hearing the news that beloved coach, educator, humanitarian and patriarch, Carlin Lynch passed away. A “father” figure to so many, including me, his passing is a “tough loss” to everyone who knew him. But as Carlin said to his friend, Buddy Thomas, “Dying is a part of life…” The question becomes,…
Read MoreBlank Slate…
New Years… TIme to review, re-examine, and reimagine the year ahead. What will you conjure and create as you write your story on 2019’s blank slate? This weekend I closed the private practice chapter of my life (for now). My heart overflowed with gratitude for the privilege of creating a sacred therapeutic space through which…
Read MoreChristmas Dream Making
12-05-2018 Dear Auntie Laurie, Thank you so much for doing this! This means a lot to me, and I wish somehow I could pay…
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