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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Growing Younger, Day by Day, a Gift

October 20, 2024

I just celebrated another birthday and thought I’d share with you again something I wrote a few years ago. For …

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Birthing & Rebirthing, A Constant Becoming

May 12, 2024

When my granddaughter was born my heart fell apart and I became a new thing. We’re astounded again and again …

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Parenting Advice from The Prophet

May 5, 2024

Your children are not your children.They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you …

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A Secret Garden for My Granddaughter

September 13, 2020

I’m painting again, thanks to my granddaughter. She turns 8 years old next week and custom ordered two paintings for …

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My Arms Are Empty, But My Heart Is Full

July 19, 2020

My granddaughter who had been living with me this past year is visiting with her Aunt and Uncle this summer, …

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Home Schooling Again, & Who’s the Boss?

March 23, 2020

I home-schooled my two children for six years when we were sailing around the world on La Gitana. And now, …

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From Pete the Cat: It’s All Good

October 14, 2019

One of the joys of grandparenting is revisiting stories I loves to read my own children and sharing them with …

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Life’s Sweet Longing for Itself

October 3, 2019

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through …

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Art Enhances a Sense of Wonder & Mystery

August 18, 2018

Quote of the Week “Art has the power to make any spot on earth the living center of the universe; …

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The Face of Bliss, While Swimming

September 3, 2015

Have you ever seen a more contented face? What is it about children and water that mixes together with such …

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After sailing around the world in a small boat for six years, I came to appreciate how tiny and insignificant we humans appear in our natural and untamed surroundings, living always on the edge of the wild, into which we are embedded even while being that thing which sets us apart. Now living again on the edge of the wild in a home that borders a nature preserve, I am re-exploring what it means to be human in a more than human world.

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