Susan DuesberyDec 4, 20182 minJoy vs. HappinessSince childhood we are promised that if we “buy this” and “pursue that” we can expect to lead happier lives. With this attitude firmly in...
Susan DuesberyNov 15, 20181 minForgiveness is a Gift We Give OurselvesWhen we don't forgive another we are still attached to them by an invisible cord of suffering. It is like drinking poison and expecting...
Susan DuesberyNov 3, 20183 minThe Price of Wounded MasculinityIn light of recent high-profile revelations of sexual abuse and misconduct, the phrase “men hate women” has been cropping up in...
Susan DuesberySep 30, 20182 minRe-Inhabiting My Body At age 50 I have come to love you body. I’m sorry that this love is so long overdue. I used to feel like we were in a battle of wills,...
Susan DuesberySep 3, 20182 minThe Necessity of Conscious GrievingEach year it is the same… I feel a sense of grief as summer wanes. Since I love the beauty of autumn with its vibrant colors and misty...
Susan DuesberyJul 23, 20181 minAlchemyIn the house, the kitchen, the bed I make love, a meal, a home. In the melding of ingredients, furnishings, bodies I call forth union of...
Susan DuesberyJul 9, 20181 minFoundI used to believe that God was nowhere. Until I hoped that God was somewhere. Aching, I searched for God. Called God to me. Longed for...
Susan DuesberyApr 9, 20181 minMetamorphosisI see you dad, still inside your frame. Transforming despite my initial resistance. Flesh continuing to encase bones. Organs carrying out...
Susan DuesberyJan 25, 20181 minThe DescentI thought that the descent was akin to death. An excruciating disintegration from which I’d never return. I’d assumed I’d dissolve when...
Susan DuesberyJan 13, 20181 minThresholdDon’t be afraid of the threshold. It is what you’ve been asking for. It is the gift wrapped in the paper of your choosing. Yes, there is...
Susan DuesberyMay 2, 20171 minSo Long EgoI won’t heed you anymore What you deem as protection Is no longer needed I appreciate your original intent Sweet in the beginning But...
Susan DuesberyNov 29, 20161 minNovemberTo those who don’t see deeply you are bland, lifeless, dull. Color does not distract from your humble beauty. You are stripped, bare,...
Susan DuesberyNov 29, 20161 minStragglerPerhaps I am a straggler. Left behind like the few geese on the lake. It was only yesterday that nearly 100 departed together. In unison,...
Susan DuesberyAug 30, 20162 minLand of the BeeWell, the deed is done. I’ve “treated” 5 of the 6 ground bee nests on my property. Having so many bees seems to be an unanticipated...
Susan DuesberyAug 16, 20162 minDesireDesire, I have maligned you for too long. I know you have always been close, behind my urgent list of tasks. Often, I’d hear you singing...
Susan DuesberyJan 14, 20161 minThe Answers I seekIt is not my place to control the hours, like forcing an elephant to jump through hoops. It is unnatural to please and placate, like...
Susan DuesberyJan 14, 20161 minWhat Wild Geese Say to MeYou, who I have not paid much attention to before, are so much more complex than I’d assumed. In my busyness and arrogance and always...
Susan DuesberyJan 14, 20161 minI KnowI want to dwell in the intangible, to be shaken so deeply in my uncertainty that my knowing arises instead. In many ways it already has....
Susan DuesberyNov 18, 20156 minJesus and the Prophet Mohammed Walk Into a BarIts November 2015, Jesus and The Prophet Mohammed walk into a bar. The two men sit quietly in each other’s presence for a moment, their...
Susan DuesberyMay 19, 20151 minA Letter ReceivedDearest Beloved, Don’t you know that you are loved beyond measure? That you never have to want for anything? That you have all you long...