Category: In Remembrance

Endings and Beginnings

Posted on July 31, 2017 by MJ

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Playwright and actor Sam Shepard died on Thursday from ALS. I grew up reading his plays, acting in one or two of them, and watching him give blood and bone to otherwise cut-out characters. Sam Shepard was quoted in The Paris Review sharing his… Continue Reading “Endings and Beginnings”

Category: encouragement, In Remembrance, personal development, UncategorizedTags: In Memoriam, personal development, reframing, Sam Shepard

Remembering A Life Well-Lived

Posted on April 15, 2014 by MJ

A few years ago I was privileged to spend time in the English countryside in the springtime. Honestly, it was like being dropped into a Beatrix Potter story except that she’s from the Lake District, and I was in Devon. If there is a… Continue Reading “Remembering A Life Well-Lived”

Category: encouragement, Grief, In Remembrance, relationshipsTags: Devonian countryside, embarrassing stories, encouragement, friendship, grief, In Memoriam, reframing

In Remembrance

Posted on December 5, 2013 by MJ

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Nelson Mandela died today. He was 95 years old. I don’t know what to say to honor him so I shall let Mandela do what he always did; I shall let him speak for himself and in so doing inspire us to reach higher,… Continue Reading “In Remembrance”

Category: encouragement, In RemembranceTags: inspiration, Nelson Mandela, perseverance, thriving