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life is a pretty word

exploring grace and gratitude following loss

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The mission of life is a pretty word is to inspire you to mindfully honor your heart and soul.

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January 11, 2016

Magical is the Word

January 11, 2016/ Monica Sword
Magical is the Word

Words have power. How can a single word become a guiding force for living with intention? My word for 2016 is "magical". What's yours? 

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Grace
grace, balance, honor, fear, time, joy, mindfulness, inspiration
January 08, 2016

The Gift of the Solstice

January 08, 2016/ Monica Sword
The Gift of the Solstice

The sun's cycles remind us that what we've lost returns. 

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Gratitude
gratitude, balance, comfort, connection, gifts, honor, inspiration, life, nature
December 21, 2015

That moment when the cake falls over

December 21, 2015/ Monica Sword
That moment when the cake falls over

You know how it feels. One minute you're enjoying a beautiful wedge of chocolate layer cake with that special someone and the next, it's gone. 

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Grace
gifts, memories, love, grace, gratitude, melancholy, honor
September 21, 2015

What to Say

September 21, 2015/ Monica Sword
What to Say

Here are words, thoughts, and sentiments taken directly from the hundreds of cards and letters we received when my daughter walked on. Real words from real people. Fine examples of what to say to someone whose world has turned upside down.

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Grief
grief, honor, comfort, love, popular
September 09, 2015

Night Crawling on Anywhere Avenue

September 09, 2015/ Monica Sword
Night Crawling on Anywhere Avenue

What do elder life transitions, closure, and downsizing have in common? They are complex yet melancholic occasions for mindfulness as we cover unfamiliar ground.  

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Grace
grace, life, melancholy, memories, love, blessing, honor
July 25, 2015

The little fish who flew on Northwest Airlines

July 25, 2015/ Monica Sword
The little fish who flew on Northwest Airlines

In this story, about the things we do for our pets, the phrase “no one left behind” comes to mind. 

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Lena Speaks, Grace
Lena speaks, poetic, honor, bittersweet, pet, humor, nature, memories, grace
June 06, 2015

From Pine to Palm

June 06, 2015/ Lena Kay Rufus
From Pine to Palm

From Pine to Palm is Lena's autobiography written during her House Seminar at Brander Hall, Stanford University, March 2000. 

"From the womb of a white mother, came forth an olive skinned infant born into two worlds. . ."

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Lena Speaks
autobiography, memories, honor, melancholy
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life is a pretty word

Our mission is to encourage and inspire you to mindfully honor your heart, soul, and emotions following a loss. This site is a tribute to a beautiful, loving, and talented young woman who once scribbled on a scrap of paper life is a pretty word. 


 

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