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Sitting in Silence with a Close Friend: A Prayer/Meditation Practice
I admit that I’m learning how to pray again. Suggestions from Richard Rohr’s book Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve...

Beth Cusack
Oct 21, 20223 min read
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At the Tip of My Tongue: A Mindfulness Practice
I can sense that on the spectrum of reactive to calm that I often have been settled into reactive. If you find that you experience that...

Beth Cusack
Oct 18, 20222 min read
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Sculpture to Process the Emotion of Guilt
Guilt is shifty and slippery. It’s hard to put into words and explain. So today, I set out to do a sculpture to synthesize thoughts about...

Beth Cusack
Dec 11, 20213 min read
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Writing for Mental Health
I find that writing creatively and freely is what gives me a daily outlet to process subconsciously my emotions and thoughts,...

Beth Cusack
Apr 2, 20212 min read
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A Keyboard-toting Southpaw Asks, “Does cursive handwriting matter anymore?”
Yes, I think reading and writing cursive matters for the past, present, and future. I am a southpaw. Watch the way most lefties hold a...

Beth Cusack
Jan 31, 20212 min read
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Don't like art you did? Consider this trick (Thanks again, Ben)
My son Ben shared this elegant repurposing trick for his watercolor paintings. Paper is a precious resource. Especially the expensive...

Beth Cusack
Jan 14, 20211 min read
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Quarantine Activity: Taking Nature Photos then Writing Poems in Response
I want to share a practice with you that helped me cope and heal this year. I take a walk around my neighborhood, ready to take a picture...

Beth Cusack
Dec 19, 20202 min read
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Haikus: Undressed a Bit More
Until today, I enjoyed the comfort of the structure of 5-7-5 lines with a total of 17 syllables. But I'm learning that 5-7-5 and 17...

Beth Cusack
Aug 19, 20201 min read
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