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Out of nowhere, yes
All night I could not sleep because of the moonlight on my bed. I kept on hearing a voice calling: Out of Nowhere, Nothing answered...

Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Mar 25, 20191 min read
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Dying is safe
Kathleen Dowling Singh: ~Dying is safe. ~Our fear of death is grounded in a strong sense of the 'I'" ...a transformation from perceived...

Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Dec 13, 20181 min read
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Keeping good company in the rain
Another old CD coming back to life--Handel's Messiah-- has kept me company driving in the rain this week. Listening and singing along...

Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Nov 18, 20181 min read
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"Just simply asking people: What are your priorities?"
Atul Gawande raises questions that help us be as perfectly imperfect as we are--mortal and holding very specific things precious. He...

Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Sep 27, 20182 min read
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What are we here for?
I don't always like to use this kind of question--we don't need to earn life by being useful. So many people have a nagging feeling that...

Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Feb 12, 20184 min read
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Power of okayness
Knowing we are okay, even in all our weirdness and tenderness, can give rise to the joy and confidence that makes our spiritual path come...

Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Dec 18, 20171 min read
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Person-sized penguins--life is cool.
Penguins as tall as a man of medium height, for millions of years, life thriving on earth after the extinction of dinosaurs. 20 million...

Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Dec 13, 20171 min read
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rockin' science: origami of dimensions in empty space
Martin Rees with Krista Tippett on "...deeper mystery,... ... related to the nature of space itself. There’s evidence, ... in the last 10...

Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Aug 30, 20171 min read
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