Amy Oscar: Becoming Real

Writer of spiritual memoir. Spiritual direction for people paying close attention to their lives.

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Amy Oscar: Becoming Real

When I find Dad’s room at the hospital, he is sitting up against plumped pillows, tears running down his cheeks.

Jun 23 • Amy Oscar

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“I sold the house,” Mom says.

Jun 22 • Amy Oscar

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When I get to Nora’s, Dad says, “I don’t think I want to go to a nursing home after all.” He says he thinks he’ll go back to work in Melville.

Jun 21 • Amy Oscar

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Weird thoughts as we let the lawn grow up around the yard

Sunday musings

Jun 21 • Amy Oscar

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Three days after dropping Max at orientation, I am headed back to pick him up.

Jun 21 • Amy Oscar

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Taking copious notes along the way

I was always a hybrid thing.

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The next day is Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the Jewish New Year.

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In the overview of SOSI, you read about the gift of imagery and why these images are sacred.

Jun 20 • Amy Oscar

Why Sacred Images?

Jun 20 • Amy Oscar

A month before school starts, Katie and I drive Max to Long Island for his three-day freshman orientation.

Jun 20 • Amy Oscar

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I give up exercise, meditation, dinners with friends.

Jun 19 • Amy Oscar

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Two years after a stroke, I'm back where I belong

Jun 18 • Amy Oscar

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After the party, I realized I probably couldn’t go to Paris after all.

Jun 18 • Amy Oscar

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