“Do your art. Generally, a thing cannot freeze if it is moving. So move. Keep moving.” I’m slowly working my way through this book, Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, PhD. I mean sloooooowly… like a couple…
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If you've been here reading my writing for any general amount of time, then you know how much I love words. I love how words help us express, and I love discovering their roots. Words and their meanings help me bring meaning…
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When I wake up in the morning, I go to my altar. I sit down on the same little cushion that I’ve been sitting on for six or seven years, giving a little bow to my irreverent altar of nick-knacks and anime heroes. I then sit very still for a…
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Not long after we moved into our new home, we went over to a friend’s house to get some plants. We dug up huge hostas to split and fill up our flower beds. There were some daylilies too. She also mentioned that we could take pieces of…
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It was late December of 2019. I had just moved into a new house and felt as if I was taking a great step in a new direction. I was cutting some energetic cords, making some new friends and getting ready to step into a great year filled with…
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This past week, I went to see a new Reiki healer. If you’re not familiar with Reiki, it’s basically a type of energetic healing. Late night comic Craig Ferguson has a bit about getting his aura massaged that makes light of the practice. Whatever…
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This morning I looked at the calendar and already more than half of May has come and gone. And I have an article deadline fast approaching. Where has all the time gone? Do you get the sense it is just whizzing by, too? Once the temperatures…
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Hey! How about this world right now? Right? It’s hard for me to sit down and know what to say. I tend to be overly considerate. Thinking about how my words may resonate with you as a reader. Backspace is a close friend of mine a lot of times…
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