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Still learning from Benny’s barking

Featuredby Lesley Ramsey 1 Comment

Benny’s barking still has the power to shatter my sense of stability… when that sense is particularly shaky! One of Benny’s favorite times to bark is when I’m on the […]

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Grief, Recovery

Love multiplies

November 21, 2014by Lesley Ramsey Leave a comment

Against the advice of most grief and pet experts, I adopted a new kitty. His name is Xander. I fell for him after I saw a picture of him that […]

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Recovery

Being Motion

September 30, 2014by Lesley Ramsey Leave a comment

I want to write about how excited I am about my upcoming road trip, but I know anything I would try to say about it has already been said by someone […]

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Burnout, Recovery

Ten minute blog post! Go!

September 26, 2014by Lesley Ramsey 1 Comment

This morning I was thinking about all the things that came together to help me through my burnout this year, which in turn (or coincidentally) were also really great for […]

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Recovery

On the Road… with Benny?

September 24, 2014by Lesley Ramsey Leave a comment

I have been fantasizing about taking an “epic” road trip through the Southwest for many years. Now I finally have it planned! I’m leaving October 7 and will drive through […]

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Life with Benny, Recovery

Burnout and fear of life/death

September 15, 2014by Lesley Ramsey Leave a comment

I’ve been reading some buddhist perspectives on death and dying and some themes keep coming up that I think have something to do with my experience of burn out. While I […]

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Burnout, Recovery

Ballet and Willie

September 11, 2014by Lesley Ramsey Leave a comment

Watch the leap at 55 seconds! Mama’s heart soared at beauty and the trust it required. She expected to be able to trust people this way in real life, and was always […]

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Recovery

A few more thoughts on truth and illusion

September 10, 2014by Lesley Ramsey Leave a comment

I dreamed the other night that I was telling Mom about this blog. She said she hadn’t read it, but wasn’t worried about it. I think I felt a little […]

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Chronic Illness, Recovery

Finding your own inner barking dog

September 4, 2014by Lesley Ramsey 1 Comment

A lot of these stories are really about me figuring out they are stories–narratives, if not wholly fictions—that I have used to make sense of my life. And a lot […]

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Grief, Life with Benny, Recovery

Denial and distraction, and barking dogs

August 22, 2014by Lesley Ramsey Leave a comment

I’m not an expert on grief and grieving. I’m not really sure I need to be to be able to offer some insights. As uncharted as this territory was for me […]

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Grief, Recovery

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