Speaker: Rev. Duane H. Fickeisen

Kith, Kin, and Oddkin: What’s in a Name and Does It Matter?

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Within the taxonomy of close relationships, naming them and expanding who and what is included within our inner circle leads to fresh appreciation, gratitude, and care. Who (or what) are among your oddkin? Does recognizing them shift your perception? As summer travels (far or near) beckon, might you make some oddkin connections that change how … Continue reading Kith, Kin, and Oddkin: What’s in a Name and Does It Matter?

Good Grief: Embracing Grief and the Trouble with Not Doing So

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We experience grief after people who are dear to us die. Yet there are pressures to quickly “get over it” and “move on.” If we succumb to the them, the suppressed response will likely return to bite us and may be transferred across generations. That’s an evil that does not serve us. We’ll look back … Continue reading Good Grief: Embracing Grief and the Trouble with Not Doing So