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On The Night Mom Died

July 10, 2019 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

I call this one, “Full Moon On The Water On The Night My Mom Died.”

Filed Under: Relationships, Family and Friendship Tagged With: Death, dying, mom, parent

Eulogy To My Mom

July 10, 2019 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

Here is a poem that comes from the funeral ceremony of the Zen tradition of which I am a part. It is called The Human Route Coming empty-handed, going empty-handed – that is human.When you are born, where do you come from?When you die, where do you go?Life is like a floating cloud which appears.Death […]

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After Mom’s Death

July 10, 2019 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

So when my mom was dying, I’d go and visit her in the morning and then take a break and then go visit her in the afternoon again. One day, I was listening to Bonnie Raitt I Can’t Make You Love Me in the car on the way back to her hospital bed. I got […]

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Conversation With My Dying Mom

July 2, 2019 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

Visiting my mom, she didn’t say much when I arrived. She seemed to want to doze. I got my computer out to pay her bills while she napped. Then I thought twice. I thought, before I go to bill paying, I’d ask if there was anything she needed to discuss. “Yes,” she said, suddenly alert. […]

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Germane (at least to me)

December 26, 2007 by Colin Beavan

There is only one thing we will be remembered for when we die–how we lived. What makes me feel proud of myself? What makes me feel warm? What makes me feel caring? What makes me sleep well at night? What makes me able to look my friends and family squarely in the eye? How, in […]

Filed Under: Environment, No Impact Man, Purpose and Meaning Tagged With: Death, dying, green living, priorities, values

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