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Dilruba Ahmed
Poetry

Dilruba Ahmed – Phase One

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Vanessa Able

Dilruba Ahmed's poem invokes forgiveness of ourselves and others like a cleansing rain 'relieved of cruelty and petty meanness.'

Tagged Compassion, forgiveness, love, mantra, patienceLeave a comment
Letters to my Unborn Daughter
All About Love

Letters to My Unborn Daughter

December 8, 2020December 7, 2020 Vanessa Able

BY KATHERINE LEE A woman unpacks the meaning of motherhood in a series of letters to her unborn and unnamed daughter.

Tagged Children, hope, love, motherhood, parenthoodLeave a comment
Sharon Salzberg
Book Bits

Better Than We Think: Directing Self-Love

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 Vanessa Able

Sharon Salzberg on why the richest way of loving means starting with our very selves.

Tagged Buddha, Buddhism, guilt, Kindness, love, Loving-Kindness, Meditation, metta, remorse, self-love, TheravadaLeave a comment
Gin and Coconut Curry
All About Love

Gin and Coconut Curry

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Vanessa Able

BY CHAPIN CIMINO What stays with us over the decades: Navigating the grey mists of love and affection by the quirky light of a college friendship.

Tagged desire, friendship, love, passion, relationship3 Comments
A Terrible Assistant Manager
All About Love

A Terrible Assistant Manager

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Vanessa Able

BY ELAINA EROLA A new assistant manager at RadioShack discovers that unbridled passion and a work promotion don't fit well together.

Tagged desire, love, passion, relationship1 Comment
Jack Gilbert
Poetry

Jack Gilbert – Failing and Flying

November 4, 2020November 6, 2020 Vanessa Able

Fearing future outcomes should not stop us from pouring ourselves fully into today. As Jack Gilbert reminds us: 'Anything worth doing is worth doing badly.'

Tagged defeat, Dreams, failure, Fear, here and now, impermanence, love, Relationships, romance1 Comment
All Real Living
All About Love

All Real Living

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 Vanessa Able

BY JOHN JACOBSON A husband and wife live together with a rare neurological disease. The illness profoundly changed their love and brought about a search for meaning.

Tagged Care, illness, love, marriage, meaning, nature, philosophy, support1 Comment
William Shakespeare
Poetry

William Shakespeare – When I Consider Everything That Grows

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 Vanessa Able

A sonnet from the 'Fair Youth' series that was occupied with themes of aging, passing time and the transience of physical beauty.

Tagged beauty, growth, impermanence, love, ode, perfection, sonnetLeave a comment
All About Love

Champions

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Vanessa Able

BY VANESSA ABLE Since before they could talk, they knew. The fearlessness of a pre-schooler's heart that knows no endings.

Tagged Children, Courage, fearlessness, innocence, loss, love3 Comments
Kamaiyah
Lyrics, Poetry

Kamaiyah – Ten Toes High

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Vanessa Able

Oakland-born rapper and singer Kamaiyah's Ten Toes High is an affirmation of her devotion to her art and her creativity.

Tagged art, creativity, dedication, determination, hustle, love, lyrics, RapLeave a comment

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