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Month: February 2018

Adopting Thoreau’s View of the Interconnected Nature of Life and Death

February 6, 2018 pfrancis417

Body of Walden (collage painting by Patti Francis) Henry David Thoreau viewed living and dying as transition, noting that all…

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Posted in: Philosophy

Rehearsing Death through Savasana in Yoga

February 5, 2018 pfrancis417

The final pose of any yoga class is one of deep restoration: Savasana, the relaxation pose.  Its Sanskrit name, “Savasana” (shah-VAHS-uh-nuh),…

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Posted in: Living Well to Die in Peace

Groundhog Day and the Certainty of Death

February 3, 2018 pfrancis417

Yesterday was Groundhog Day so I watched the classic movie Groundhog Day, which I hadn’t seen in years.  The universal…

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Posted in: Art

Avoiding Regrets Through Kindness

February 2, 2018 pfrancis417

Today, as I listened to A Conversation with Brene Brown and DeRay McKesson, @WestsideNYC, called The Courage To Show Up,…

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Posted in: Living Well to Die in Peace

Living As If This Was Your Last Year: Learning Through Buddhism

February 1, 2018 pfrancis417

What would you do differently if you knew this was your last year on earth? Paradoxically, the mediation by Budhhist…

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Posted in: Learning from Different Cultures, Living Well to Die in Peace

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