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Compassion on the Green Line
IT WAS A RAW New England night. The passengers were all wearing overcoats. Even the man who appeared to be passed out on a seat in the corner had on a thick suede jacket with sheepskin lining. We all looked down at the muddy floor so we wouldn't make eye contact with any of the other passengers —it's a "tradition" in subway riding. I noticed one young woman who had on thick, white nursing shoes, well-worn and scuffed. An aide in a nursing home or hospital, I figured, getting off a 3 to 11 shift.
Suddenly the drowsy rocking of the train was interrupted by a sharp staccato announcement on the intercom: "This train is ending its run at Kenmore. All passengers depart at Kenmore Station." I could almost hear the collective mental groan as we all braced to step back out into the cold and wait for another train.

September 24, 2001 issue
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What this Mind imparts is forever
Cyril Rakhmanoff
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YOUR LETTERS
with contributions from Lee J. Gutteter, Ann Tufts-Church, Marilyn Jean Perkinson, Katherine C. Pennington
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items of interest
with contributions from Douglas M. Lawson
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Mental decline is surmountable
By Rosalie E. Dunbar
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Mental stability is part of your spiritual nature
By Robert A. Johnson
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Chronic fatigue and the fast track
INTERVIEW WITH TERRI FRIEL
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Compassion on the Green Line
By Gwendolyn Joy Forest
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Lessons from the pumpkin patch
By Laura Bantly
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Swimming with the jellyfish ... and God
Jéssica Lays Amorim dos Santos
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A riff on joy
By Zöe Landale
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Inspired thoughts bring freedom from sickness
Florángela Borbón Ortiz
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A spiritual journey
Joy Ellen Booth
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Quality of life improves
John F. Anderson
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Walking away from injury
Lauren McCulloch
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God's care ends worry and pain
Diane H. Agnew
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'Mem'ries ...'
John Selover