Author Archives: JKW

Gentle Is As Gentle Does

Posted on May 21, 2017 by JKW

  Last night I went to meditation at the bookstore around the corner from my house. I was lucky enough to go to meditation twice in one week. With summer break just four days away for my kids, I need … Continue reading →

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When the Past Catches Up to the Present

Posted on April 4, 2017 by JKW

When Jessie was three I put her in a pre-k program at a private school. She had an August birthday, so she was the youngest in the class. I sent her to “school” because of my two children she was … Continue reading →

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Opening Doors to Compassion

Posted on October 9, 2016 by JKW

I love compassion and this morning I was given a gift. For starters, I went to my favorite coffee shop for my mocha. Anyone who knows me knows that I used to be at Caribou every morning – rain or … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Label?

Posted on June 5, 2015 by JKW

I cried this morning in the Starbucks. I had to get up and get a napkin to make sure my mascara wasn’t running down my face. I cried because I read yet another article about Caitlyn (Bruce) Jenner. This time, … Continue reading →

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Trusting in Life

Posted on April 27, 2015 by JKW

Last week my son was home sick for two days. The week before that, my daughter was home for three days. There were some stuffy noses and not-so-great nights of sleep, but in both cases, I felt like saying, “Buck … Continue reading →

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Rhythms

Posted on March 29, 2015 by JKW

Drums play Night and day A beating A rhythm In the heart There’s heat Outside It’s Cold Allow The rhythmic heart To meet the world Exactly where it stands Life is lived From Inside out Deep love shows itself In … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Prayer?

Posted on February 6, 2015 by JKW

After dropping the kids at school this morning, I was on my way to the coffee shop (yep, I’m still addicted to my mochas), listening to the Bert Show on my local radio station, Q100. I like this morning show … Continue reading →

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Making It

Posted on October 13, 2014 by JKW

Originally posted on Mom's Soul Cafe:
On an ordinary day In an ordinary home A plain piece of toast Baking in the toaster Bacon sizzling on the stovetop And kids running around and around at my heels Laughing like…

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Time to be a Soul

Posted on October 12, 2014 by JKW

It’s a little hard to write about my soul these days. I haven’t been going meditations for a while. I haven’t been to yoga since the summer began. No psychics, mediums or metaphysical anything for months. I even took a … Continue reading →

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I Love Juanita

Posted on July 29, 2014 by JKW

I go to mediums quite a bit. Mediums are people who can communicate with the dearly departed. I am taken when they come up with something they could never know, like a name. There’s a medium named Yvonne O’Brien who … Continue reading →

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