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On the Threshold of Time
A portal connects points in time. Was I was inspired by Marie Kondo videos or did planetary aspects motivate me? Mountains of boxes cluttering the guest room closet pushed me over the edge. I reached the point of zero tolerance and pulled out the first box. A box of memories filled with pictures, letters, cards,…
Read MoreCelebrate One Thing
#iamwriting #showup100 #plotterlifechallenge #writersofinstagram Do you speak hashtag? I learned hashtag on Instagram. I’m not fluent yet but I’m improving. I participated in #showup100 on Instagram (sponsored by Kim Manganelli) and wrote for 100 days. During that time I completed my NaNoWriMo novel and the first read through. I pulled out irrelevant scenes…
Read MoreBeauty beyond compare
I want to encourage women to embrace their own uniqueness. Because just like a rose is beautiful, so is a sunflower, so is a peony. I mean, all flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that’s like women too. ~ Miranda Kerr Body positive. Body negative. For women, body image is an extension…
Read MoreOpen the door to creativity
Creative expression, whether that means writing, dancing, bird-watching, or cooking, can give a person almost everything that he or she has been searching for: enlivenment, peace, meaning, and the incalculable wealth of time spent quietly in beauty. ~ Anne Lamott The empty page. A blank canvas. Knitting needles and a ball of yarn. Fabric and thread.…
Read MoreTasting Life Twice
We write to taste life twice: in the moment and in retrospection. ~ Anaïs Nin Retrospection, the action, or process of looking back on things is something I’ve been obsessed with my whole life. Starting with a diary in third grade, I wrote things like, “Joni is a brat.” And, “Johnny let me ride…
Read More#64shadesofcrayons
Some days are dark and depressing. The news is difficult to digest. Like many of my friends, I’ve been struggling with it all. Then, one day I happened upon a marvelous quote. Maybe we should develop a Crayola bomb as our next secret weapon. A happiness weapon. A beauty bomb. And every time a…
Read MoreContinuing Education in the School of Life
For many years, one of my greatest joys and deepest held beliefs has been the practice of getting to know the Place where I live in a deep and intimate way. I believe that if everyone in the world passionately cared about her or his own backyard or neighborhood, then every place in the world would…
Read MoreYou are the center from which your life flows
Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness. ~ Eckhart Tolle Take a moment to breathe deeply. Focus on being fully present. Now. It’s gone. Deep breath. Another.…
Read MoreA short story told in rose petals
Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk to you again ~Sounds of Silence, Simon and Garfunkel I could tell you a long story about the threads of shame in my life. It’s not what’s important, though. Suffice it to say that recently I made a stupid mistake that triggered deep feelings…
Read MoreI have the answer to ALL your problems!
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