Tag Archives: space

Holding Emotions

Posted on August 16, 2011 by mcallister

Many years ago I heard a talk in which the presenter touched on the clearing of emotions. He referred to primal scream therapy, in which people are encouraged to fully express anger by yelling or screaming. He said that in … Continue reading →

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Of Squirrels and Seedlings

Posted on May 16, 2011 by mcallister

On a recent sunny spring afternoon I went for a walk with a friend. The deep blue of the mountain sky was highlighting the fresh green of the new leaves. A warm day full of life, and fat squirrels. One … Continue reading →

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Stars and Atoms

Posted on December 1, 2009 by mcallister

Start this trip with the starry night sky. Remember the last time you looked at a clear sky full of stars. Have you ever tried to imagine how much space there is out there? How far apart the stars are? … Continue reading →

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Into the Gap Between

Posted on September 5, 2008 by mcallister

by Ursula K. LeGuin from Always Coming Home (1985) What do they do, the singers, tale-writers, dancers, painters, shapers, makers? They go there with empty hands, into the gap between. They come back with things in their hands. They go … Continue reading →

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Change and Possibility

Posted on August 1, 2008 by mcallister

There is change in the air this summer. The finishing of old cycles, completion and transition. Among other things in my life, my son, and youngest child, will fly east in a month to start his college education. For him … Continue reading →

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