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Author Archives: harasprice
Remembrance Day
May you know the immensity of divine love, even in the smallest footprint; May the expectation that holds your longing transform into hope in this present moment; May the treasure of memory swaddle your sorrow in a blanket of tenderness; … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged Bereavement Services, bereavement support, Blessing, CJ Foundation for SIDS, fetal death, First Candle, Grief, infant death, loss, miscarriage, MISS Foundation, perinatal loss, PLIDA, pregnancy loss, Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Remembrance Day, SHARE, SIDS, stillbirth
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brokenness
There are days when brokenness is palpable. There is brokenness in my community of friends, several of whom struggle with the pain of loss and have been recently visited by the depths of grief. There is brokenness in the federal … Continue reading
Posted in quotations and reflections, work and life
Tagged brokenness, compassion, Elizabeth Smart, faith, Fresh Air, grace, Grief, healing, justice, neighbors, radical compassion, social justice, Terry Gross, transformation
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Blessing the Animals
Occasionally, a small point of light makes its way into our lives through all creatures great and small. Tonight, my faith community filled with exactly that…from Greyhounds to hedgehogs and all sizes in between. The hedgehog is our family pet. … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey
Tagged animal blessing, bluegrass, community, faith, hedgehog, pets, St. Francis
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what I believe, at this moment…
It is Friday afternoon as I sit at my desk. I am thinking back across my week, from the vantage point of this chair, as I reflect on the question of “what do I believe?” in response to this week’s … Continue reading
Showing up
I woke this morning with one intention: showing up to my life. I also woke, as did those of you reading this, to the shut-down of the government after a stalemate impasse around legislation and budget and social policy. Similarly, … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged baptism, Christianity, emotion, faith, grace, hope, impasse, presence, Present moment, Retreat, showing up, transition
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Learning from the Divide
For a significant part of my career, I was a grief therapist affiliated with a Hospice program. People came to our agency for a range of reasons, all having something to do with loss. We also provided grief support as … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged divide, Grief, hospice, inequality, justice, loss, poverty, privilege, social work
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Unruly Rules
I have an interesting relationship with rules. By my nature, I am not adversarial or oppositional. I am basically a nice, lovable nerd. But I also dislike the nature of rules…especially when rules are used as a proxy for power. … Continue reading
Posted in Who is My Neighbor?
Tagged civil disobedience, college, disobedience, ethics, faith, feminism, humor, inclusion, inclusive language, intuition, morality, Rules, social work, values
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Book review: Pastrix
I haven’t reviewed any books here before, but there’s a first time for everything. If you’ve read this blog, you know that I find the presence of the divine in all the small, ordinary moments of daily life: the small … Continue reading
Posted in quotations and reflections
Tagged authenticity, books, Christianity, faith, Nadia Bolz-Weber, religion
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Equinox
I woke this morning with the words “equilibrium” and “equinox” literally fusing together in my waking mind. It was 5:15. My spouse was already awake, evidently motivated to curate media and build a Quia lesson related to the Equinox. My … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged balance, Contemplation, equilibrium, Equinox, faith, moon, nature, ordinary time, reflection, seasons, work and life
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small points of light 