Feet On the Ground
But the adventurous part took over. So I headed outside before I even read the article...
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- Sep 21, 2022
- 3 min
The Latitude of Gratitude
I have enjoyed using the somewhat cutesy (but memorable) phrase, "an attitude of gratitude." And what did I realize today?
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- Aug 17, 2022
- 3 min
Oh Dear, What Did I Hear?
Sometimes the brain comes up with strange things as it tries to make sense of what it *thinks* it is hearing...
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- Aug 10, 2022
- 4 min
Can I Sew You to Another Sheet?
Attributed to William Spooner, who sometimes mixed up letters and words with interesting results: "it is kisstomary to cuss the bride."
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- Jul 27, 2022
- 3 min
That Little Beast
Words can fly like birds but when you try to catch them, they slither around like fish. Poems by Mary Oliver, David Whyte and a novice poet
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- Jun 29, 2022
- 3 min
Then It’s Gone...
The sound & fury of electronic foul-ups & poor service. A Hero arrives to save the day. Then peace...like after a train roars by.
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- Jun 22, 2022
- 4 min
Like Coming Home: Writing a Song
And when it's all done, it feels like such a miracle, like birthing a child. It's so hard to believe I had a major part in creating it.
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- May 11, 2022
- 3 min
Gracious Silence
Some of the sweetest times I've had with another person are those in which we simply sit near each other, without the need to speak.
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- May 4, 2022
- 4 min
It's About Us
Loosen, fingers, loosen your death grip on this very day. Open to the atmosphere of open, drink in large draughts of clear.
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- Apr 6, 2022
- 6 min
The Opus to Be Translated Is Yourself
All that I hoped to say in books, all that I ever hoped to say, is that I love the world. E. B. White
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- Mar 30, 2022
- 5 min
The Wit, Wisdom, Whimsicality and Wonderings of E.B. White
"He was the most charming man I’ve known, and he got that side of himself into his writing."
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- Mar 16, 2022
- 4 min
That's How the Light Gets In: The Artist as Struggling Hero
In the artist's journey these inner fears often *are* the Threshold Guardians: I'm not a good enough. This is stupid. Nobody will like it.
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- Jan 12, 2022
- 5 min
Strike a Balance: COVID Info Plus Some Fun
Three parts to this post: COVID Info & Resources, Good News about COVID, and Fun Ways to Distract Yourself from Bad News. Read any or all!
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- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
Silence: Three (Very Short) Stories
On the backside of that hill the incessant noise of traffic and construction was buffered out…so we could drink in the silence as well.
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- Sep 15, 2021
- 4 min
Swiss Cheese and the Pandemic: A Few COVID Resources
Think of COVID protection as if it were Swiss cheese. Each slice has holes somewhere, but if we are strategic about the placement...
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- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
Forget Your Perfect Offering
Something has been pulling on me, calling me to simplify, ease down, clear space to make room for something...new? different? re-focused?
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- May 26, 2021
- 4 min
The Joy of Reading Aloud
It was like taking a journey together, like discovering a new planet just for us, yet feeling safe and cozy, as if we were in a nest.
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- May 19, 2021
- 4 min
Words, Glorious Words!
I love words so much sometimes I just want to eat them! Plus sitting on a dictionary...
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- May 5, 2021
- 3 min
Stories in Miniature: Tiny Toolkit of Quotations #2
I like quotations--they can be a bit like tiny stories, complete with a conflict or problem and some sort of resolution. And they're short!
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- Apr 28, 2021
- 2 min
deeper glimmer showing
I'll never forget the train ride home after Christmas that year, as every clack of the wheels pulled me further & further away from her.
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