Where the Veil Grows Thin

Join Ben and I as we talk about the idea of metastatic joy and goodness; the question of how to spread goodness and the idea that it is so ingrained in us to not talk about the things we do that are good, that we forget how important it is to talk about the good things others are doing in our communities thus inspiring more of that to grow. 

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Recently I shared the poem "Proxy" by Gloria Heffernan. Join me now in listening to my conversation with her about the way grief and loss have helped her learn the importance of being a peaceful presence in the world.

About this episode of Where the Veil Grows Thin:

Gloria Heffernan is the author of the poetry collection, What the Gratitude List Said to the Bucket List (New York Quarterly Books) and Exploring Poetry of Presence: A Companion Guide for Readers, Writers, and Workshop Facilitators (Back Porch Productions). She has also written two chapbooks, Some of Our Parts (Finishing Line Press), and Hail to the Symptom, (Moonstone Press).

Gloria’s work has appeared in over 100 journals including Chautauqua Literary Journal, Presence, Columbia Review, Stone Canoe, The Healing Muse, and Yale University’s The Perch. She has been a Pushcart nominee, and a finalist in the Grayson Poetry Chapbook Contest, a finalist in the Naugatuck River Review’s Narrative Poetry Contest, and winner of Third Wednesday’s One Sentence Poetry Contest. She holds an M.A. from New York University and teaches at Le Moyne College and the Downtown Writers Center in Syracuse, New York. Gloria serves as copy editor for Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry and served for two years as an assistant poetry editor for Stone Canoe. She is also a workshop facilitator with a focus on poetry as a spiritual practice.

Learn more about Gloria at her website -- https://gloriaheffernan.wordpress.com/

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Join me and my dear friend, Sonja Linman, for a 30 min conversation about grief, the great denominator of humankind....the most common thread that connects us all. We talk about our lives working with children who are grieving. How they so beautifully teach us what they need from us or the times when they cannot how we have to trust we have it in us somewhere. We talked about Sonja being a monthly guest to talk in her unique and wise ways about grounding, having an open heart, listening in stillness and walking in silence. She is richly connected to the Earth, and our conversations take on a life of their own. It's a lovely beginning,  working on this format together with her tiny 3 pound rescue pup, Vida, curled on the back of her couch. 

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I wanted this to be between 5 and 6 minutes and I'll get there some day but this week our moment of meditation/reflection is just over 7 minutes. Hopefully, it will be 7 minutes well spent.
It is December 6th. We have just over 4 more weeks of what I'm calling 'the holidays'. 
And then, Valentine's Day.
These reminders, often of things we've lost, don't stop. 
Learning to ground in those moments of disruption can be a helpful tool and this meditation is just one suggestion for a way to do that.

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Please join Ben and I to explore just what it means to feel cowardice and show up anyway; what it means to doubt and question our ability to open ourselves to failure and show up anyway; what it means to trust.

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May this 13 minute meditation help remind you to love yourself exactly as you are. May it help you remember you have something to offer the world. May it help you find a moment of solace and comfort and safety in an otherwise crazy day. 

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This short 9 minutes is offered as a way to help us remember that we've got this, we really are ok and we have this wonderful way of centering in goodness and light. We can all be visionaries!

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This 9 minute episode reflects on a lesson learned long ago. Initially through tears of sadness and feeling lonely and later understanding the honor and the sanctity of that loneliness.

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Sometimes, in less than 10 minutes, we can recalibrate and re-align with a clearer understanding and a renewed connection. I hope for some, this 'less than 10 minutes' feels worth the listen.

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This guided imagery is one that uses the vision of a mountain lake on a beautiful summer day. These offerings are best utilized at home or anywhere that you can create the space necessary to listen with your eyes closed. I hope it eases you into your weekend with a greater sense of peace.

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