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Callie Ann's scalp?
27 May 08 05:58 PM | Beth Patterson | 1 Comments   

For this, the 100th post on my blog, I want to tell all y'all a story that I've been thinking about for awhile. Callie Ann is the adult daughter of a woman I worked with a long time ago in a land far away called Florida. Now in her 40's, Callie Ann has Read More...

Filed under: life-balance, becoming more human, delight, abundance, embodiment, contentment, down's syndrome

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...

Filed under: acceptance, 7 generations, becoming more human, blooming where we're planted, joy, ancestry, delight, aging gracefully, dreams, contentment, kindness

The dog's in heaven and the cat's in jail
21 April 08 05:46 PM | Beth Patterson | 5 Comments   

" Somebody's going to emergency, somebody's going to jail. You find somebody to love in this world, you better hang on tooth and nail...the wolf is always at the door...." lyric from 'In a New York Minute' by Don Henley I have seen the following silliness Read More...

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Waiting in the Garden: Stories of hula-hoops, humus and holy crappola
22 March 08 07:50 AM | Beth Patterson | 4 Comments   

We had a lively and wonderful gathering for the March Central Oregon Fire Circle last night, March 21st. Great fire with the full moon rising over the back fence. Several new people, as well as regulars and us old-timers came out for the celebration of Read More...

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