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from Christina Baldwin and Ann Linnea

On September 20, 2010 By Bill Aal
Rainy Monday morning as the word of Margo’s passing comes to our house on Whidbey Island. We stand at the picture window staring into the grey-toned day, tears on the inside matching rain on the outside. We are outer-rim colleagues whose work has run parallel to Margo and Bill’s, not often crossing paths in the [...]
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from Rick Harlan

On September 17, 2010 By Bill Aal
(Sending this with universal well-wishes from me a non-Jew non-believer looking to understand this very holy day, on this evening of Yom Kippur.* Forgive me!) I was looking at one translation to the Avinu Malkenu prayer. At the same time a more powerful experience, my first hearing of Avinu Malkeinu, sung with deep soul by [...]
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from Joel & Michelle Levey

On September 14, 2010 By Bill Aal
Ahhh ))) Our hearts are saddened to hear for Margo’s passing and warmed to hear of the love and tenderness that held her in her passing. We offer the following meditation – from Chagdud Rinpoche’s Red Tara practice – as a jewel to hold in our hearts in moments whenever Margo comes to mind. May [...]
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from James O’Dea

On September 12, 2010 By Bill Aal
Dear Bill, I just heard that Margo transitioned last week. I am so happy to hear she was surrounded by the love she always so amply shared with others. She was a refined and hearty embodiment of what it means to live a compassionate life. She was in every way what a karma yogi is [...]
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from Kaia Svien

On September 9, 2010 By Bill Aal
Margo’s powerful, intimate, multidimensional relationship to Life sings out whenever she comes to mind. While she did not have as many years here as we wish for her, she surely relished living each day to the hilt and so doubled or tripled the interaction in that way. I will pay tribute to the incredible being that [...]
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from Maitrisara

On September 9, 2010 By Bill Aal
Dear Seeds, I have warm memories of Margo’s wise spirit. And how she taught us in her later months with her emails showing her creativity and optimism in the face of this illness. Her gratitude for the support she was getting was immense. Her inspiration and influence will continue to sing out  – it cannot be any other way. I [...]
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from Tree Bressen

On September 8, 2010 By Bill Aal
I just found out that Margo Adair died Sept. 2 of pancreatic cancer.  I’d known she was sick for a while, but she seemed to be doing pretty well, and had hopes for recovery, even though that’s nearly unheard of with that form of cancer.  I am sad for you hearing this news, for the [...]
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from Rainey Hopewell

On September 3, 2010 By Bill Aal
Dear Bill, Starhawk has told us of Margo’s passing. My heart joins yours in celebration of this extraordinary woman. She is (and remains) a bright star in the human constellation. Although I didn’t know her personally, I will always remember and respect her many contributions to the enrichment of the experience of being human. I’ve [...]
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from Grace Lee Boggs

On September 1, 2010 By Bill Aal
{read to Margo by Bill and loved ones as Margo made the transition} Dear Margo: I’m sending you back some of the things you’ve always stood for: Love, Hope, Energy, Friendship, Comradeship, Possibility.. We are each other’s magnitude and bond. Grace (Grace Boggs)
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Remembering Margot Adair

On September 1, 2010 By Bill Aal
Our beloved Margo passed away on the afternoon of September 2nd, 2010, in the loving, sustained care of her life partner Bill Aal and a community of dear friends near and far. Friends at her bedside shared blessings, read emailed messages aloud, sang songs for the journey, and supported Margo as she transitioned out of [...]
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