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Photo journal of extra/ordinary love
03 August 08 04:17 AM | Beth Patterson | 4 Comments   

Days with my Father http://www.dayswithmyfather.com/ Someone just sent me this link--it's an amazing photo-journal of the on-going journey of Phillip Toledano with his 98 year old father through the end of his days. There is some remarkable vulnerability Read More...

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How to be a Woman
13 May 08 04:37 PM | Beth Patterson | 5 Comments   

This post is in response to Steve Pavlina's post: "How to be a Man". He put out the challenge for someone to balance his strong post by writing about how to be a woman. In the interest of not living in the shadow of being either an untouchable goddess, Read More...

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Sharing the stove
02 December 07 04:27 AM | Beth Patterson | 4 Comments   

"We don't have to be each other's cup of tea, but tolerance lets a variety of kettles peacefully share the stove." NPR This I Believe essay: True Tolerance by Joel Engardio This week I had an email dialogue with my oldest 'surviving' friend--the one that Read More...

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