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Good touch protects for a lifetime He gave her a hug. It was a warm embrace. She held her breath. Her body froze like an animal trapped. It didn’t last long, heaven thanks. And then, she offered him tea, mechanically removing crumbs off the kitchen counter. He…
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Holidays again The queue for bread gets impatient. Baskets are bursting under the weight of shopping. Cars are stifling in traffic jams. Easter. Holidays again. You have to take a stand. You have to get ready. You have to go visit. Or stay, maybe. Out of joy, out…
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Invisible And what do you want? - the question stopped her. She was in the middle of facing her life's dilemmas, analyzing the points of view of important people in her life. Not seen, invisible, transparent even to herself. It does not hurt. She is used to it.…
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Our Self. A tapestry weaved out of memories. A single thread creates an elaborate pattern. One event leads to the next, to the next, to the next ... With each successive stitch, we get more and more entangled in our own identity. Slaves of the image of ourselves,…
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Needs The driving force of our live. Motivating everything we say or do. Love. Belonging. Connection. Comfort. Safety. Peace. Nourishment. Mattering. Understanding. Care. Freedom. Authenticity. Honesty. Meaning. Growth. Contribution. Play. Rest. Movement.…
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Forgiveness frees the soul Among the jewels of last year’s memories, I come across a very special one. A story of healing and forgiveness. It was a sunny September day, as I left Warsaw heading for Auschwitz; my first visit to this place. I grew up near another…
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I am sitting on a sofa in a house of a good friend, watching men from a moving company load things into boxes. Dusty memories from trips far away, pensive photos of relatives, hungry pots, playful lego blocks, books longing for a tender touch. Life enchanted…
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"Mommy, look!" - my daughter is swinging on the house swing. "Uhm ..." - I answer her from above my computer. "You are not looking! Look! "- insists my child, shamelessly demanding attention. A little girl in a playground, approaches adults, immersed in their…
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Snow fell yesterday. Softly covered everything with a white silent blanket. The world has become very clean for a moment. I remember once, when I was a little girl, just before Christmas, I was sitting in a window. "What are you doing?" My parents asked. "I am…
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We don't really need each other... I am so afraid of being dependent. It is scary to need. I'm afraid of disappointment, of rejection... I am lucky – I have my work, my income, my skills – there’s so much I can do by myself, and I can afford to pay for so much…
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Make Room... For Life. As I was growing up, I learned to walk and talk, I learned all the important and unimportant lessons at school, but I did not learn the emotional literacy. Other than “there’s no reason to cry”, “mind your temper” or “go to your room and…
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Stretch marks? YES, please! Recently with a friend of mine we took a closer look at our bodies. Around 40, while still attractive, we have a collection of stretch marks, moles and scars. We take pride in certain, are indifferent to some, while others we hide in shame....…
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