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Tag: ordinary

Tallu Schuyer Quinn
Book Bits

Normal Days – A Tribute to the Ordinary From the Far Edge of Life

May 3, 2022October 10, 2022 Vanessa Able

After a glioblastoma diagnosis, Tallu Schuyler Quinn wrote about what dying meant to her body, mind and heart in this series of moving essays.

Tagged awareness, Death, Dying, glioblastoma, Gratitude, normal, ordinary, perspectiveLeave a comment
Micro Gallery

Adam Powers – Relative

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Vanessa Able

Adam Powers' understated photographs draw out beauty from the forgotten corners of urban and commercial landscapes.

Tagged beauty, everyday, mundane, ordinary, photography, urban landscapeLeave a comment
Amanda Smith-Hatch
Featured Poetry

Amanda Smith-Hatch – Redemption

December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 Vanessa Able

Amanda Smith-Hatch's Redemption is an attempt to capture the profundity hidden within a seemingly banal moment in time.

Tagged memory, moment, ordinary, perception, Reality, redemption1 Comment
Susan Murphy
Book Bits

The Great, Generous Laugh

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Vanessa Able

Susan Murphy's book, The Red Thread, addresses the guts and gore of the flesh-and-blood humans who sustain spiritual practice in the midst of desire, mortality and heartbreak.

Tagged desire, flesh, games, humanity, Humor, laughter, lightness, ordinary, Practice, seriousness, Zen1 Comment
Joan Chittister
Book Bits

The Sacred is the Everyday – Joan Chittister

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Vanessa Able

Benedictine nun Joan Chittister sees spirituality not as something contained in sacred places or practices, but as something deeply integrated into our daily lives.

Tagged Christianity, church, daily life, everyday, here and now, ordinary, sacred, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Wisdom2 Comments
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- BOOK BITS -

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  • Emily Fernandez – Please begin
    The Dewdrop's first Featured Poem of 2023, is an offering from poet Emily Fernandez. It serves as a perfect introduction to the year.
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