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Author Archives: joanneeddy
Can You Hear Me NOW? On Surveillance and Whistleblowing
“The thought police would get him just the same. He had committed – would have committed, even if he had never set pen to paper — the essential crime that contained all others in itself. Thoughtcrime, they called it. Thoughtcrime … Continue reading
On Anniversaries and Falling in Love
“Like a river flows, surely to the sea, Darlin’ so it goes, some things are meant to be, So…take my hand, take my whole life too, for I can’t help falling in love with you.” Elvis Presley sang it years … Continue reading
In Memorium
“These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation that has a long history of patriotism and honor – and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free” Michael Castle My godfather and favorite uncle, Edmond … Continue reading
Posted in Inklings
Tagged American Legion, Battle of the Bulge, Cavalry, fighting the Nazis, France, History, Memorial Day, Michael Castle, Nazi, V.F.W., Veterans, World War II
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Lightening the Feather – On Rescue and Rescue Dogs
“It’s just that no one wants to be the one being rescued, we all want to do the rescuing.” ― Steven Brust, Iorich Are we ever really ready to grieve yet set the grief apart to love again? I have … Continue reading
Posted in Inklings
Tagged Adoption, Anubis, Dirofilaria immitis, Dog, Egyptology, Final Judgement, German Shepherd, grief, heartworm, love and grief, Raen, rescue, Rescue dogs, Steven Brust
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Home is Where Your Mom Is
One of my most special treasures was given to me by my daughter when I moved from the house she grew up in to North Carolina. It simply says, “Home is where your Mom is.” I was going to try … Continue reading
Pain Divided – On Empathy
“I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person.” Walt Whitman from The Song of Myself “I call him religious who understands the suffering of others.” Mahatma Gandhi Ah, empathy. Some say … Continue reading
On Mourning and Healing Love – A Tribute to Raen
“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing… was peace.” Milan Kundera Today … Continue reading
Posted in Inklings
Tagged A rescued dog's story, A rescued German Shepherd, Dealing with loss, Dog, Erie Canal, German Shepherd, Grieving for a pet, Healing from loss, Healing Love, Losing a pet, Losing your dog, loss, Love never ends, Nurturing love's spark, Overcoming, overcoming life's wounds, Rescue dogs
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Spring Cleaning – Washing Our Souls Anew
“She is the rain and snows that arise from the waters and replenishes them again…as young and as ancient as spring, like the song of glad water flowing into the night from the bright morning in the hills.” Describing Goldberry. From … Continue reading
Posted in Inklings
Tagged Arts, Boston, gardens, gardens and hope, Grass, hope, Hope amid despair, Leaves of Grass, Literature, Lord of the Rings, restoring hope, Walt Whitman, World Literature
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On God, Nature, and Choosing Beauty
“The earth has music for those who listen.” George Santayana “You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the … Continue reading
Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others
Tagged beauty, Earth, George Santayana, God, God and Nature, Mary Oliver, nourishing your soul, William Blake
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Friends and Fellow Sojourners
“When we honestly ask ourselves which persons in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our … Continue reading
Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others
Tagged companionship, Dean Koontz, fellow sojourners, friends, Friendship, German Shepherd, German Shepherd Dog, Henri Nouwen, Jon Katz, on being a friend, sojourners on life's path, the blessings of friendship, the glue of friendship, The Road to Daybreak: A Spiritual Journey, True Friends
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