Category Archives: work and life

Fish and Frogs

Posted on January 17, 2014 by harasprice

I write this blog post from San Antonio, where I am attending a Social Work Research conference. This conference is always a reunion for me, a time when my own cohort from my doctoral program shares our stories, and catches … Continue reading →

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Magnetism

Posted on January 11, 2014 by harasprice

I could smell the coming of a new millennium on that autumn morning. I stepped outside the Albany hotel where I had been conferencing with my colleagues. Suitcases and supplies were packed for a trip back to Buffalo. My colleagues … Continue reading →

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Gifts of the Magi

Posted on January 6, 2014 by harasprice

I have been fortunate to have encountered magi several times on this path I am traveling in my life. The magi in my life are not always archetypal robed Kings riding camels across majestic sand dunes. Nevertheless, encountering magi is … Continue reading →

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Untangled

Posted on January 2, 2014 by harasprice

I was reclining on the love seat in my living room last night, with a pit of dread in my stomach and my mind racing with all the things that awaited me back at the office. I couldn’t seem to … Continue reading →

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Night before Thanksgiving

Posted on November 27, 2013 by harasprice

My Gramma’s kitchen was always one of the most comforting places for me to be. But, on the night before Thanksgiving, the pungency of chopped onions sautéing on the stove sent me scurrying out to the bathroom for a wet … Continue reading →

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Closet Excavation

Posted on November 16, 2013 by harasprice

Whoever coined the phrase “skeletons in the closet” probably had taken a peek into my downstairs coat closet and quickly shut the door before anything otherworldly escaped. From all I have read in the professional literature about hoarding, there seems … Continue reading →

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Color Me Thankful

Posted on November 12, 2013 by harasprice

On this November day, when many of my Facebook friends are recounting their blessings each day, I feel compelled to join in this parade of thankfulness. I am, to my core, deeply thankful and grateful. Sometimes I write about really … Continue reading →

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Full Circle

Posted on November 3, 2013 by harasprice

It’s been a busy five days of conferencing for me and as always, my mind has been filled with more ideas to write about than time has allowed me to compose them. But now, I am flying back home. As … Continue reading →

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Pumpkins and Saints

Posted on October 31, 2013 by harasprice

I am wearing an orange dress and a black cardigan intended to look spider-ish today. It is Halloween, after all, but I am away on business at a professional conference. Clearly, the conference planning committee is not comprised of parents … Continue reading →

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Windows of Grace

Posted on October 24, 2013 by harasprice

I reconnected with the image of the “Cosmic Christ” window from Grace Cathedral at a weekend retreat I attended a few weeks ago. One of our retreat facilitators brought a collection of spiritual art and religious icons to join us … Continue reading →

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