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’twas the Night Before Christmas … Not Again !

It’s that time again. I’m surrounded by ads, billboards, Christmas baubles, lights and decorations everywhere.  As I walk along the street, in some shops, and when I drive along listening to the radio,  I hear advertisements, constantly telling me to …

Life Housekeeping

Towards the end of the last calendar year, I found myself in the grip of a powerful urge to clean up my affairs on all sorts of levels; that sense of housekeeping urgency has followed me into the new year. …

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Preparing for death and dying

Death. It comes to us, ready or not. Preparing for death and dying. It seems there’s been a lot of it in my life the last month or so. The privilege of bearing witness to the thoughtful actions of a close …