Posts Tagged ‘transformation’
Summer Words
Every now and then I notice someone has looked at my website. They probably wonder where the words are. I do too. I was almost done with the first draft of an autobiography when COVID-19 hit in March 2020. Plans to go to my daughter’s bridal shower came to a shrieking halt. So did…
Read MoreHome is…
Home is memories of meals, holidays, celebrations. Home is feelings of belonging and estrangement. Home is not always where the heart is, nor is it where one lives. There was a brick house with faded white paint on Edgewood Terrace that used to be my home. I can’t remember the color of the window shutters…
Read MoreTurtle Girl
one restless night I woke thirsty itchy wings grew out of my shoulders silly girl, she said turtles don’t have wings oh yes they do my shell is heavy my legs are slow but when the moon is full, I sprout my wings and fly far away remembering desire…
Read MoreOn 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 MoreAutumn in Spring
Where do I begin? Start at the beginning? I don’t want to. Start where you are. Except that if I start where I am here today by the time you, the reader, see this, I will be farther into the future. Start future writing? I’m reading the book I wrote and thinking…
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 MoreBig Questions
We’re all starting to realize, this space, this internet space? It’s real! You’re real. I’m a real fucking person. This is the real world. And we need to be real people in it. ~ Tracey Anne Duncan, Strategic Storytelling “Who am I? Why am I here? What am I going to do?” are the questions…
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 MoreReflections on Curiosity
Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of your mind, your heart, your soul. ~ Meg Rosoff My words are mirrors of…
Read MoreThe I-Feel-Fat-Ugly-Old Guide to Spiritual Well-Being
Yes, I’ve been around the block a time or two, maybe three. I know what my self-talk patterns are really about. Cycles of despair. Neural ruts. They sound like this. I feel fat. I hate myself. If I eat, I’ll feel better. No, really. If I eat too much then I can obsess over my…
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