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21 Years Have Passed Since the Day My Life Changed
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
Tomorrow 21 years ago (12/21/98) at 11:42 a.m. his heart stopped beating out the rhythm of life when the machines that had sustained him for 5 1/2 weeks was disconnected. The end of a long ordeal that came as a result of end stage liver disease/Hepatits C. Awaiting a transplant that never occurred. Years of…
Freedom To and From
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
On Independence Day here in the U.S., it occurs to me that we can view freedom in two ways….freedom to….. and freedom from… In my life, I have the freedom to: Choose my preferred emotional state, even if the feelings at the moment seem spontaneous and beyond my control. Decide where to focus my attention,…
SOS-Source of Support
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
Recently, I listened intently as someone I know cataloged the many reasons she was unhappy with her life. They ranged from her appearance to her financial situation, from her relationship status (divorced) to her age-related memory loss. She had just told me about a dream she had in which she had lost control of the…
Sacred Activism
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
A friend posted something on her Facebook page, in which the discussion was about how she might answer a question from a child about social conscience and consciousness. The query, “What did you do, once you knew?”echoed in my mind as well. We are bombarded with input about tragedy and trauma that occur on a…
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