Category Archives: work and life

Prayer beads

Posted on October 19, 2013 by harasprice

This post is a tribute for June as she spreads her wings and flies into the new role of Rector at St. Andrew’s. Your presence with us at St. Thomas will be missed, but your loving spirit still fills this … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day

Posted on October 15, 2013 by harasprice

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 →

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Attitude of Gratitude

Posted on October 13, 2013 by harasprice

I was talking with a friend of mine the other day who remarked, “won’t it be interesting for you to look back at your blog after a full year?” The truth is, it’s rather difficult for me to imagine a … Continue reading →

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brokenness

Posted on October 10, 2013 by harasprice

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 →

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Showing up

Posted on October 1, 2013 by harasprice

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 →

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Learning from the Divide

Posted on September 27, 2013 by harasprice

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 →

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Equinox

Posted on September 20, 2013 by harasprice

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 →

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Equinox

Posted on September 20, 2013 by harasprice

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 →

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Try to Remember

Posted on September 11, 2013 by harasprice

When I lived in St. Louis, I became a fan of the outdoor musical theatre company called the MUNY, which generally performed 8 shows each summer at one week duration each. The MUNY experience involved 10,000 people sitting shoulder to … Continue reading →

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Showing Restraint

Posted on September 7, 2013 by harasprice

I had just turned 18 when I took my first job in a residential health care facility…or as we still often call it, a nursing home. I was hired as a certified nursing assistant by a recruiter who came to … Continue reading →

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