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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Sep 26, 20203 min read
Days of Awe in an Unusual Year: Everyday Magic, Day 1016
The Days of Awe — the 10 days between Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), it’s time to clean up our act. We...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 31, 20203 min read
Walking With Courage, Vulnerability, and Tenderness: Everyday Magic, Day 1,001
Amazingly enough, we are arrived at the last day of March, a month that has lasted at least 1,283 days in fear, panic, and dread years....
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 12, 20202 min read
Prayer for the New Year & Bonus Posts: Everyday Magic, Day 993
Although 2020 is already underfoot, this is my first blog post of the year, and it’s the first post that will go out to all of you who...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 26, 20193 min read
Oh, For the Relief of Pain!: Everyday Magic, Day 977
All of this has me thinking a lot about the lengths I could go to to outrun pain, which are considerable. I can’t imagine slapping a...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 17, 20193 min read
“God’s Got You, Baby”: Everyday Magic, Day 976
That’s what Cynthia said as she led me back to the surgery prep room when I told her I was scared. “And don’t you worry because God made...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 27, 20195 min read
Naming the Turtles on a Healing Journey: Everyday Magic, Day 974
Throughout my healing journey — the cancer diagnosis and visits with three oncologists, the big-time scans and fears, the joys and...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Apr 21, 20192 min read
The Power of Blossoms: Everyday Magic, Day 971
Emily Dickinson writes, “I started early — Took my dog.” In my case, I started late and took my croissant, and unlike Dickinson, I wasn’t...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Apr 7, 20191 min read
Unexpected Graces: Everyday Magic, Day 970
On our trip to Brooklyn, New York City, and New Jersey — aka the mothership for me — grace abounded, often like a slip of paper or wings...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 31, 20192 min read
There But for Grace: Everyday Magic, Day 963
Eighteen years ago, we almost lost our youngest son Forest in a car accident involving black ice, three kids and me in a van, and the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Oct 22, 20142 min read
Loving Rachel Rolfs: Everyday Magic, Day 821
Rachel, her brother Micah and mom LaVetta in 1983 This was a girl who grew up in the background, preferring to help others shine and...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 20, 20142 min read
Where Am I Now?: Everyday Magic, Day 800
My initial plan was to write everyday, which I did for a long time. The practice helped me aim my perception toward something to...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 4, 20132 min read
Adventures of Lenny the Squirrel Menorah: Everyday Magic, Day 749
Lenny deciding which part of the cake he wants (he prefers to eat the part with the candles) We have a new friend in Lenny the squirrel...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Oct 31, 20132 min read
“I Have My Home in Two Worlds”: Coleman Barks, John Willison, Rumi, Magic Musicians and
With Coleman and John (and a very bright lamp) Last night was one of the shining evenings of my life. Surrounded by lightning and thunder...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 21, 20132 min read
What Marian McPartland Shows Us About Living Out Loud: Everyday Magic, Day 725
Waking up to hear about the death of Marian McPartland, I’ve been thinking all morning about what this epitome of grace demonstrates...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 19, 20132 min read
My Imaginary Father on the 10th Anniversary of His Death: Everyday Magic, Day 670
I also went to services at the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation, which made me remember the last time Dad had been to this little...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 15, 20111 min read
Astonished By Your Support: Everyday Magic, Day 442
When I launched the campaign to raise funds for the poet laureate of Kansas program, I was hoping we could reach a benchmark goal of...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Sep 20, 20113 min read
An Old Friend Back In My Life: Everyday Magic, Day 414
Gary Lying in the dark on sub-zero nights, Gary and I talked about our lives during this pivotal time: our senior year in college...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 22, 20111 min read
Roses From My Father-in-Law (Even Though He's Dead): Everyday Magic, Day 392
After a day, I realized that to my shame, Gene didn’t just buy me roses but my mother-in-law also. Both of us would receive a dozen or...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 30, 20111 min read
The Parallel Universe of Maura: Everyday Magic, Day 195
Sandy, Serina and I even talked about how this was a parallel universe, yet also the essence of reality and unreality. How could Maura be...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 9, 20101 min read
Hanukkah Ends, Solstice Approaches: Everyday Magic, Day 144
Last night as I watched the Hanukkah candles burn, I thought about how quickly the shortest day of the year is coming toward us, like a...
