In which my son turning 17 causes me to reflect on how wrong I was about the course I thought my life would take 17 years ago.

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In which Jessica Smith reads from her new book How To Know The Flowers, available now from Veliz Books.

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In which I talk about how different my experience of meditation has been from the way it’s described in books and such.

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In which I talk about the positive changes I’ve made over the past two weeks.

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In which Owen and I talk about the way Owen uses food as an expression of love.

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In which Owen and I talk about their family background as it relates to food.

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In which I try to describe my current religious leanings, and most likely fail.

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In which I become a Zen Buddhist.

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In which I join the marching band and become an atheist.

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In which my time as a Boy Scout causes my family to start going to a different church.

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