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On Labor Day in 2010, the Fourmile Canyon Fire outside of Boulder, Colorado burned more than 6,000 acres and destroyed 169 homes.
One of them was mine.Click here to read my story from the beginning.
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The Long Road
Tweet There are the ones you call friends There are the ones you call late at night There are the ones who sweep away your past With one wave of their hand… I can hear your voice in the wind … Continue reading
Posted in Moving On, Nellie the Dog, Spiritual Experience
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The Nature of Impermanence
Tweet (or, “Impermanence Sucks”) February 25, 2011 Nearly Six Months After the Fire Hello Dear Friends, Tonight at dinner I saw my friend Sandy, who asked, “Hey, do you still want us to give you candles for your birthday?” I … Continue reading
Posted in Friends, Good Moments, Spiritual Experience
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True Confessions
Tweet February 6th, 2011 Five Months After the Fire Hello Friends, Well, I’m going to tell you some weird stuff. Some Woo-Woo stuff. But hey, I live in Boulder (You have to say that like this; “BOUL-der”) and Boulder is … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder, Chautauqua, Spiritual Experience
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Poem for December
Tweet December 22nd, 2010 – Christmas Week Hello Friends, This morning as I was drinking my coffee I heard the poem “Voyage,” on “A Writer’s Almanac” on NPR. I literally stopped in my tracks as I listened, coffee cup held … Continue reading
Posted in Good Moments, Spiritual Experience
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Life On The Edge
Tweet October 22nd, 2010 Six and a Half Weeks After the Fire Hello Friends, Tonight is the beginning of a big football weekend at CU Boulder. Chautauqua is booked up, and all the vacation cottages are rented for the weekend. … Continue reading
Posted in Chautauqua, PTSD, Spiritual Experience
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