“Where are you from?” “Where is home?” I am asked the same questions over and over again by volunteers who are greeting refugees from places like Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq who have just arrived…
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I’m sitting inside a hostel in Copenhagen. It’s rainy and dreary outside. There are about three hours of daylight left, filtering through a thick canopy of clouds before night will fall. It’s…
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“Send me some positive energy.” Heart vibrations. Warmth. Care. I am on my knees and I feel alone. I am learning how to crawl and fall. It hurts. I need help. What…
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After a week of living in the clouds, the sky over Chicago is blue as rain, the sun shining bright. Chicago, Illinois The change happened suddenly yesterday when I was on the…
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For those of you who I haven’t shared this with yet, I’m staying in Chicago to spend the next two months writing a book about many of the pivotal experiences that have…
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My friend Marina has been telling me to listen to the “Magic Lessons” podcast for several weeks. The other day she sent an email, telling an entire group of women, including me,…