Lisa Cox
Being Mortal: What is a good life, and a good death?
Our first reading recommendation for The Doula Files Bookshelf is Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. In this engaging book, Gawande, a medical...
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Lisa Cox
- May 3, 2023
- 2 min
It's about time.
About a year ago, I was in a meeting talking about my Peace Project, in which I visit conflict sites in the expansion of the American...
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Lisa Cox
- Apr 4, 2023
- 2 min
Grace
Well, here we go. I had found this wonderful quote regarding GRACE on a Facebook post some time ago, and I know I downloaded it......
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- Mar 29, 2023
- 2 min
80-30-30-8
The numbers do not match up. A New England Journal of Medicine study showed that 80% of people wish to die at home; however, only 30%...
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Lisa Cox
- Feb 17, 2023
- 2 min
It's Elemental, Part 4: The Transformative Power of Fire
Tuesday shortly after midnight, I heard the sirens of fire engines somewhere in town, muffled in the night, but the only sound to hear. A...
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Lisa Cox
- Feb 8, 2023
- 3 min
It's Elemental, Part 3: The Transformative Power of Earth
One day last month I walked from my dad's to my mom's apartment. It's about 2 1/2 miles, and I go along back roads as much as possible....
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Lisa Cox
- Feb 1, 2023
- 2 min
It's Elemental, Part 2: The Transformative Power of Air
A month in Maine- rather, a January in Maine- will prove the value of Fire, specifically in the form of our Sun. Recollections of the...
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Lisa Cox
- Jan 19, 2023
- 3 min
It's Elemental, Part 1: The Transformative Power of Water
Have you been on a Medicine Walk? How about a Medicine Walk to contemplate the transformative power of the Elements, one at a time? This...
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Lisa Cox
- Jan 1, 2023
- 2 min
Auld Lang Syne
The song we hear at this time of year. What is Auld Lang Syne? In standard English, according to Wikipedia, "Auld lang syne" can be...
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Lisa Cox
- Nov 29, 2022
- 3 min
Comfort and Joy
Every month when I sit down to write a blog entry, there is no end of possibility for topics. Since 'tis the season, this month we'll...
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Lisa Cox
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
Who Cares?
"Care." "Self care." "Take care of your self so you can take care of others." "Take care." "Be careful." All those lines came into my...
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Lisa Cox
- Oct 2, 2022
- 2 min
Energy and Power
Today I had the pleasure and blessing of being in a small group drum circle in which we journeyed on "empowering," "energy upgrading" and...
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Lisa Cox
- Sep 4, 2022
- 3 min
Time for Change
Why have I been putting off writing this post? Not because I don't have time! So much has been going on behind the scenes, writing...
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Lisa Cox
- Aug 2, 2022
- 3 min
In Your Dreams, Patiently
Two years ago, March 2022, I was scheduled to attend a Shamanic Dreamwork advanced weekend workshop in San Diego. Then we all know what...
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Lisa Cox
- Jul 1, 2022
- 3 min
It Takes a Murder
Whether or not you like crows, they are smart and fascinating birds. Last spring a pair nested in a tall aging spruce tree in front of...
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Lisa Cox
- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min
On Permission
In core shamanism, practitioners and teachers emphasize the need for strong intention and for permission when doing our work. Strong...
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Lisa Cox
- Apr 27, 2022
- 1 min
Peace Project Site 1: Healing on Conflict Sites in the Settling of the American West
On Monday morning I headed east to Fort Laramie and then on to the Grattan Massacre Marker in SE Wyoming. The Grattan Affair/ Massacre...
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Lisa Cox
- Apr 15, 2022
- 2 min
What Is Good about Friday?
What is good about this Friday? Good Friday is celebrated in the Christian tradition to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ....
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Lisa Cox
- Apr 7, 2022
- 1 min
"April is the hardest month."
Last Sunday I met a friend for breakfast. We live just blocks away but had not seen each other in months. "April is the hardest month,"...
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Lisa Cox
- Mar 25, 2022
- 2 min
#flowersforpeace
Yesterday in the fourth meeting of the Core Shamanic Peace Laboratory, as every meeting, we journeyed to find the answer to what we can...
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