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On a Shortcut into Happiness

Anita Mathias — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 11:52:37 +0000

When we sleep, I have read, the unconscious begins to process, resolve, and heal the buried emotions of the day. That little inadvertent thing which seemed so massively embarrassing, but which everyone else has forgotten. The awkwardness, the stresses, the misunderstandings, the little buffetings of the heart. Anxieties, shame, fears, tensions, and triumphs–we relive them, […]

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On Cancer, Declining Chemotherapy, Healing, and Future Plans

Anita Mathias — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 09:58:55 +0000

So hi there, I am back…back to regular blogging, back to health– physically, emotionally, spiritually and creatively. So, news of my world: I had surgery for colon cancer on November 25th, 2014, which now feels very long ago—like a bad, surreal dream. I was offered chemotherapy, which would increase my odds of being alive in […]

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On Cancer, Suffering, and the Cloud of Unknowing

Anita Mathias — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 18:14:01 +0000

My father once read me a terrifying Greek myth about the giant Procrustes. Everyone who visited Procrustes fit perfectly into his bed. When a guest was too tall, he cut their legs off. When they were too short, he “stretched” them till they fit. It was a one-size-fits-all bed. * * * Procrustean theology adjusts […]

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