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Jinks Hoffmann's avatar

A wonderful reflection on so much Susie. I am glad that you and I have been "interbeing" since 2000. I appreciate too your sensitive awareness of the dilemmas of Rabbis this year. I often wonder how much time and space they are able to give to their own anguish.

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Susie Kaufman's avatar

They deserve our caring and support. Thank you for being there for me this year and for many years past.

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Kathleen Joy Anderson's avatar

“The only way for me to monitor my own response is to tune into my body. If I’m closed off and unwilling to listen to someone else’s suffering, my body tenses, my shoulders inch up around my ears, and my stomach becomes defiant.” This really resonates with me. I belong to a Christian community in Oregon where we are looking at how our ancestors contributed to the atrocities and displacement of indigenous peoples, and as I continue to learn more about that, I do feel it in my body. As, indeed, I feel it when reading the news about places where war and discrimination and disasters are happening every day. Tonight we are gathering to pray about those things as well as the blatant lies that so many people are willing to believe in these weeks leading up to the election. I plan to share some of your thoughts as well. ❤️

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Susie Kaufman's avatar

Kathleen.....I am honored that you are bringing my writing to your prayer group. I am a Jewish Buddhist with a deep interest in all contemplative traditions. Thank you for the depth of your prayer.

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Marjorie Power's avatar

Beautiful and uplifting. Thank you.

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Mary Kate Jordan's avatar

Hee-nay-nee.

Yes, what a joy.

Thank you.

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Mary Kate Jordan's avatar

A bow of deep love and gratitude for this and for you. And, how do I pronounce hineni?

♥️🙏

MK

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Susie Kaufman's avatar

hee-nay--nee

A joy to share our writing, isn't it? About to read your latest.

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Peggy Braun's avatar

That was truly beautiful, Susie. It made me cry. I wish it were on the front page of the NY Times.

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Susie Kaufman's avatar

In the end, Peggy love, I'm a small town girl. So grateful for your deep reading of my inner extreme reality.

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Pam's avatar

Yes. Yes yes yes.

Thank you as always, Susie. You write my heart and tears of recognition are in my eyes. -Pam

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Susie Kaufman's avatar

Thank you, Pam. I really resonated with the rabbi's struggle to walk the fine line between joy and despair.....but I seem to need to say all those things over and over.

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Pam's avatar

It's ok. It helps me so much to hear /read them over and over. ;-)

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