Tag Archives: life purpose
Walking the Plank of Change
A few posts ago, i mentioned i’m ending my clinical practice of 20 years. I told you i’d let you know how it was going. Well, here it is. My last day in clinic is October 22nd…. There’s the update, … Continue reading
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Which Part of Me Is Leaping?
There’s this question that nags when I contemplate big changes. By big i mean changing professions, life partners, countries to live in – the changes that affect me and everyone around me for a good long time. The question that … Continue reading
My People
My daughter has been in China. Hiking, exploring, loving the culture and the food, devastated by the poverty. It was a life-changing adventure. Perfectly timed, too. She’s been doing a Master’s degree. Some day she loves it, some days she’s … Continue reading
Time In, Not Anaesthetized Time Out
A woman came into my clinic this week and shook me up. She’d just returned from a two week retreat/course/mini-sabbatical. It was two weeks of being fed well and looked after while going through some self-discovery process. The kind of … Continue reading
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Be Bwave
My kids have finally driven me crazy. It wasn’t the baby thing or the teenage thing. They’ll be 23 and 21 this summer. It was them becoming shockingly, mouth-droppingly inspiring human beings that did me in. My daughter is in China … Continue reading
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Tagged bravery, children, courage, humor, kids, kristin shepherd, life humor, life purpose, parents, wisdom
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Dinosaur Chasers
There’s a conversation stuck in my head. It happened a couple of weeks ago in my clinic. Just two lines of dialogue between a four year old girl and her six year old brother. The question I was asking that … Continue reading