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Fifty Shades of Love
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debramoffitt
As Valentine’s Day approaches hearts turn to notions of romantic love. But, as shown in Fifty Shades of Gray, love doesn’t mean the same thing to everyone, and there are at least as many shades of love as there are people in the world. In the Middle Ages the art of courtly love became popular.…
Dancing with Rumi
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debramoffitt
It’s revealing that Rumi, a poet who wrote in the 13thcentury, finds his works on today’s bestseller lists. There’s something mystical that he communicates through his divine experiences. “I am a painter, a maker of the seen and the hidden, Every day I shape sublime forms. And then, when God comes to view them…they and…
A Lesson from Starbuck’s on Letting Go
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debramoffitt
You never know where spiritual lessons will find you. Recently a man at Starbucks taught me to let go…and he didn’t even know it. I was sitting at a table outdoors writing and reflecting when the man came over and asked if I’d mind sharing the small table. “No,” I said softly. Even before he…
Growth Is An Option
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debramoffitt
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. – Anaïs Nin Fictional characters have to grow. But in real life growth becomes a choice, an option. As I’ve been through the wringer of grief and loss during the past year,…
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