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Our Greatest Power
This is our choice in every moment. Do we relate to our circumstances with bitterness or with openness? ~Pema Chodron~ If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place. Primary reality is within; secondary reality without. ~Eckhart Tolle … Continue reading
Hearts and Ashes
It’s six o’clock on Monday morning Feb. 11th and I’m just shuffling off to the shower when I hear my phone receive a text message. It is from a teacher at my son’s former elementary school. Apparently, one of her … Continue reading
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Tagged bereavement, hospice austin, terminally ill patients, Valentine's Day
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Valentine Bear Hugs
Every February when people all over the country are preparing to celebrate Valentine’s Day by buying candy or flowers, giving gifts or taking a loved one to dinner – all in the name of St. Valentine – my thoughts turn … Continue reading
Finding Steve
Just so you won’t worry, this story has a happy ending. It starts off sad, because Curtis, a 50-year-old Hospice Austin patient, had lost his cat, Steve, and normally lost cat stories don’t end well. You may remember Curtis from a … Continue reading
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Tagged hospice, hospice austin, Pet Peace of Mind, Season for Caring
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Brave Kids, Brave Hearts
I would love to tell you about how Camp Brave Heart has helped me. My dad passed away in a car accident that I was in when I was 6. I did no counseling, therapy, etc. until I was 11 and it started to … Continue reading
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Tagged bereavement, bereavement camps, Camp Brave Heart, hospice, hospice austin
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Celebrating Leslie
Sunday was the first annual Leslie Fest – a party celebrating the life and 61st birthday of Leslie Cochran, Austin’s beloved cross-dressing, homeless mayoral candidate. Leslie died on March 8 at Hospice Austin’s Christopher House. Though certainly the most famous, … Continue reading
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