Entries by Julie Gleeson

Mercy and Compassion: For Ourselves First

I received a thought-provoking article recently on Mercy. I’ve not thought about mercy in a long while. It is an archaic word in our culture, yet so many of my acquaintances and clients struggle so mightily to do ‘what’s right’ in the world. Here’s the line that pulled me up short and got my attention: […]

Yankee Remembered March 12, 2015

Ch Wisdom’s Gate Let Freedom Ring, CGC July 2, 2005 – March 12, 2015   We lost our beloved Yankee yesterday after a valiant battle with advanced heart disease and cancer, almost exactly a year from when we lost his mother, Annie, at 14. True to his terrier nature, he was diagnosed last June with […]

Reminders

“Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don’t have to like it… it’s just easier if you do.”  ― Byron Katie There’s nothing like watching a beloved family member or pet in a dying process to get one’s […]