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Nothing left to lose
29 June 08 05:52 AM | Beth Patterson | 4 Comments   

About 13 years ago I had a dream that I will live-into for the rest of my life. In the dream, I'm part of the life of a retreat center or monastery of some sort. The center is on an island and on top of a large plateau or mountain with ocean surrounding. 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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