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Lydia Aello looks at me3 comments

Roger Johnson wrote 1 year ago:   LYDIA AELLO LOOKS AT ME ©   I was a skinny, noisy kid who had an answer for everything, … more →

Tags: Depression, Daily Stuff, Life, Dying, God, Wellspring of being, Theology, Suicide, Making sense of it

Saying goodbye gently2 comments

Roger Johnson wrote 1 year ago: It was a good thing to do on the last day of the year, visit Bert in the nursing home on the day whe … more →

Tags: Daily Stuff, Hospice, Dying, bereavement, Joy, experience of dying, nature of being, accepting meaninglessness, Saying Goodbye

Slicing through the now3 comments

Roger Johnson wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday I received two different comments that disturbed me. They disturbed me in that good way, p … more →

Tags: Daily Stuff, Joy, Life, being, Jesus, Bible, nature of being, accepting meaninglessness, Theology

Warm Wet Winter Weekend1 comment

Roger Johnson wrote 1 year ago: I’ll try this again, after having erased all that I wrote for the last twenty minutes I’ … more →

Tags: Daily Stuff, Life, Joy, Wellspring of being, nature of being, accepting meaninglessness, Acceptance, Theology, Weather

Drippy, gray weather3 comments

Roger Johnson wrote 1 year ago: I have the desk light turned on even though it is past sunrise,I can hear the sound of meltwater dro … more →

Tags: Depression, Daily Stuff, Hospice, Life, Dying, aging, Wellspring of being, nature of being, accepting meaninglessness

Going about one's business after the storm1 comment

Roger Johnson wrote 1 year ago: The awe that comes with a good fall of snow has passed, walks  shoveled to the narrowest that allows … more →

Tags: Daily Stuff, Hospice, Joy, Life, Dying, aging, bereavement, Wellspring of being, experience of dying

Cold Monday morning1 comment

Roger Johnson wrote 1 year ago: The sky is dull, mottled gray, the remaining leaves waving husks, the snow hardened by ice, the feed … more →

Tags: Daily Stuff, Joy, Life, Dying, aging, death, Wellspring of being, accepting meaninglessness, Weather

Digging out in Chicago4 comments

Roger Johnson wrote 1 year ago: Will there be any news reader who does not use the phrase “Chicago is digging out” today … more →

Tags: Daily Stuff, Hospice, Life, Dying, Wellspring of being, accepting meaninglessness, Weather, Birds, loneliness

Accept Meaninglessness2 comments

Roger Johnson wrote 2 years ago: If it is that accepting meaninglessness requires the greatest courage, and I can’t come up wit … more →

Tags: Daily Stuff, Joy, Dying, Making sense of it, Courage, Wellspring of being, nature of being, accepting meaninglessness, meaninglessness

The day after visiting a dying man

Roger Johnson wrote 2 years ago: I visited Bert yesterday, he was anxious and making a lot of noise. I sat with him for about half an … more →

Tags: Hospice, Life, Dying, dementia, Joy, Wellspring of being, experience of dying, nature of being, Reaction


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