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In many ways, constancy is an illusion.

Mary Catherine Bateson

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A disgruntled reflection on my own life as a sort of desperate improvisation in which I was constantly trying to make something coherent from conflicting elements to fit rapidly changing settings.
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The past empowers the present, and the sweeping footsteps leading to this present mark the pathways to the future.
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Improvisation and new learning are not private processes; they are shared with others at every age. We are called to join in a dance whose steps must be learned along the way, so it is important to attend and respond. Even in uncertainty, we are responsible for our steps.
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In many ways, constancy is an illusion.
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The family is changing not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new metaphors.
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A suprising number of physicians manage to continue to care about persons even after the rigors of medical training.
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The human species thinks in metaphors and learns through stories.
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Every loss recapitulates earlier losses, but every affirmation of identity echoes earlier moments of clarity.
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