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Month: September 2022

A Psalm of Life ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A Psalm of Life ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Posted on September 17, 2022September 17, 2022 by Dr. Joel Ying, MD

A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was …Read More

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Little Dandelion ~ Soul Growth with Astral Shaman

Little Dandelion ~ Soul Growth with Astral Shaman

Posted on September 12, 2022September 11, 2022 by Dr. Joel Ying, MD

Story + Meditation = Healing. I met Astral Shaman in a meditation and healing workshop more than a decade ago. I immediately fell in love with his Scottish lilt–the way words sound like song, warm and welcoming, literally music to my ears. As a child, I lost my own Jamaican accent after starting first grade …Read More

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Meanest Person Ever

Meanest Person Ever

Posted on September 3, 2022September 3, 2022 by Dr. Joel Ying, MD

“You are the meanest person ever,” her voice laughs playfully even as she loads all the pre-teen seriousness into the sentence. I pass a large family on the beach. Parents, aunts, uncles, siblings, cousins move like ants around a mound of beach umbrellas to and from the sweetness of the sea. I smile inwardly as …Read More

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