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Mom to my mom, ever mom to me. — Trudy Goodman
So before I left, I held her. She rested against me, almost in my lap. Her body felt kind of shaky, and small, and she kept murmuring motherly things to me, her voice clear and sure, repeating them to me . . .
like a chant . . .
18Jul2008 | Trudy | 0 comments | Continued
A Powerful Teaching — Trudy Goodman
On June 9th, my birthday, this unknown girl touches my heart. She evokes the compassionate teaching of all the special kids who are different somehow: we don’t have to be afraid of what we don’t yet understand — we don’t have to be scared of shrieks and groans — or of our own minds and hearts.
29Jun2008 | Trudy | 0 comments | Continued
Why can’t all children have what we do? Trudy Goodman
I had seen raggedy five year olds taking care of skinny babies and blind babies and begging children crippled from polio and moms with TB and, and, and…
14Jun2008 | Trudy | 4 comments | Continued
Mother of Thousands - Trudy Goodman
Mindfulness is about balance: being aware of one’s own experience while being sensitive and attuned to our impact on others. In our lives, we are continually falling out of balance. . .
5Jun2008 | Trudy | 5 comments | Continued
I'm starting to like her myself.
Great line that. 
Susan, sorry not to get back to you earlier.
I agree "It’s not the underlying transgression, but the cover-up" that's particularly ...
As a man, I have to agree with you and yet say that there are a few rare men who ...
That`s cool. I wish I could attend but I live on the other part of the world. 
I am unsettled by the whole edwards thing and am trying to figure out why it feels different than clinton. ...
Hey John, the hypocritical moral outrage is crazy-making particularly in light of the real issues of the day that get ...
Thanks and much appreciated. I ended up posting a blog entry here on the general issue of "Games" and their ...
I would say more that mindfulness brings about kindness and compassion rather than it being a requirement. As you eventually ...