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Winter: Our Challenge to “Get Out in It”

By Parker Palmer

Each year, on the winter solstice, we share this reflection on the season by Parker Palmer. In 1995 Parker wrote a welcome for the Fetzer Institute’s newly built retreat center, Seasons, which included a reflection on each of the four seasons. Here we excerpt his musings on winter in the Upper Midwest where he lives and where the Fetzer Institute is located.

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How to Bring More Meaning to Dying

Palliative care specialist BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger explain how to bring more meaning and less suffering to the end of life.

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When Your Fears About Dying Are Unhealthy

The fear of death and dying is quite common, and most people fear death to varying degrees. To what extent that fear occurs and what it pertains to specifically varies from one person to another.

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Through a Glass Darkly: Miriam Greenspan on Moving from Grief to Gratitude

"Well, the Buddha taught that we increase our suffering through our attempts to avoid it." - Miriam Greenspan

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Connection with Nature