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     How do you keep yourself company?
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    By Sondra Kornblatt
    In Uncategorized
    Posted January 12, 2022

    How do you keep yourself company?

    “One of the great challenges of life is to learn to be alone peaceably, at home in oneself.” This was from meditation teacher Stephen Batchelor’s OnBeing podcast. I listened to it as I returned [...]

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     Why do we grieve? Because we love.
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    By Sondra Kornblatt
    In Blog Posts, Uncategorized
    Posted September 30, 2021

    Why do we grieve? Because we love.

    In a meadow beside the Clackamas River, I stepped into a huge circle of red rose petals. I wasn’t alone. Entering the circle with me were 70 others, including the parents of Hunter, the [...]

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     Don’t believe everything you think, especially at night
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    By Sondra Kornblatt
    In Blog Posts, Pathways, Restless Nights
    Posted July 22, 2021

    Don’t believe everything you think, especially at night

    If you wake up in mental overload—and it happens to be the same day your sister is leaving after a long visit—the problems in your mind might not be the problem. I know because this happened to [...]

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     Moving from anger to connection
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    By Sondra Kornblatt
    In Blog Posts, Restless Nights
    Posted May 7, 2021

    Moving from anger to connection

    I was trying to record my video series, The 7 Pathways to Rest…but construction across the street interfered. The noise and my irritation was a perfect segue to my newsletter… so [...]

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     Whew! You finally feel safer, but that’s when trauma can show up.
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    By Sondra Kornblatt
    In Blog Posts, Restless Nights
    Posted January 20, 2021

    Whew! You finally feel safer, but that’s when trauma can show up.

    Relief. I can breathe. I can’t believe how good I feel. I cried through the whole swearing-in. If you’ve been chronically on edge for the past 4 years, these post-inaugural comments might [...]

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     Doorway to sleep: create your own lullaby
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    By Sondra Kornblatt
    In Restless Nights, Uncategorized
    Posted October 15, 2020

    Doorway to sleep: create your own lullaby

    Did you have a lullaby to fall asleep? My kids did, we sang them “Tender Shepherd” or “Dream a Little Dream of Me.” It might serve you to have one as a grown-up, too. Especially if you’re like my [...]

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     Not just a concept: The pain is in all our bodies
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    By Sondra Kornblatt
    In Blog Posts
    Posted June 12, 2020

    Not just a concept: The pain is in all our bodies

    It hurts us all. In the past few weeks, more and more white people in the US are starting to recognize the 400 year-old truth of institutionalized anti-blackness. The 600 year-old truth of native [...]

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     Trees Can Hug You
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    By Sondra Kornblatt
    In Blog Posts
    Posted May 14, 2020

    Trees Can Hug You

    Two friends I haven’t seen since the pandemic biked over to share some tomato starts. It was great to see them… and so frustrating not being able to hug hello. Social distancing is [...]

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     Is everything muddled? Small (and large) intentions give meaning.
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    By Sondra Kornblatt
    In Blog Posts
    Posted April 16, 2020

    Is everything muddled? Small (and large) intentions give meaning.

    Hello, friends, Like you (I hope!), I’m managing one day at a time. I’m careful when I check the news, and I pull myself out of fear-potholes before they become spirals to the center [...]

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     Life Is Easier When You Remember The Layers
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    By Sondra Kornblatt
    In Blog Posts
    Posted October 2, 2019

    Life Is Easier When You Remember The Layers

    A friend, a recent college graduate in geology, thought I was being ridiculous…. But I don’t like to take things from nature (stones, leaves, seashells) into my house. On the one hand, I love [...]

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