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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

A thin place

My mom died early yesterday morning... after a long struggle with Alzheimer's.

The Celtic tradition refers to these times as 'thin places' - where the boundaries of time and space are muted, permeable and blurred, almost indistinguishable the one from the other.

I think this shot (from the moving car over the weekend) captures both that soft sense of 'thinness' and the hard reality of where I am.

I'm taking a break from this space, so I can be more fully present in the spaces in which I find myself now.

Peace, my friends.
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5 comments:

  1. christinaFebruary 9, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    i am so sorry for your loss. i will pray for you and your family.
    xo

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  2. DonnaFebruary 11, 2012 at 11:21 AM

    Thanks, Christina; that would be lovely.

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  3. aimeeFebruary 12, 2012 at 8:27 AM

    You are in my thoughts. It seems like only yesterday that I was standing in that "thin place". Take time for you, Donna.

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  4. Cupcake MurphyFebruary 18, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    I'm thinking of you and lifting you and your mom up in my heart. Hang in there.

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  5. DonnaFebruary 19, 2012 at 6:56 PM

    Thanks, Aimee. I know you know...and, it helps.

    Thank you, Cupcake!
    Makes me happy just writing that!

    Donna

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