Desperation!
June 2, 2016
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No desperation, just, still, a sweet high from the rich and lovely week my daughter and I spent cycling together. No flats, no rain. Even
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What about Joy?
February 1, 2016
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Joy is quite a topic…Is it an emotion, a main goal of a happy life? Is it the opposite of despair? Do you (does one) yearn for it, go
Small Shift, Big Changes…
January 26, 2016
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Not that I don’t still feel driven and agitated at times, not that I no longer ever feel separate, not that I’m never critical, of myself
Beyond Popcorn
May 13, 2015
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A lot has been happening on the self-discovery, personal growth, soul and spirit front in the last few months. A roller coaster for sure. Illuminating, sobering,
Opening to the Good
April 29, 2015
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“In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it.” This is a quote from Alex Haley, author
Failing and Flying
April 3, 2015
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This is not my favorite poem, it’s not a philosophy that inspires me, or fills me with gratitude. (I’m more a Mary Oliver kinda gal
My little Girl and Her Big Sister
February 27, 2015
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Yesterday I had my annual check-up with my GP. I had been anticipating it for months. The thing I feared most finally happened. (Don’t worry,
Between the Years
December 30, 2014
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While I was living in Germany, I learned the phrase, Between the Years (Zwischen den Jahren), and it has become one of my favorites for this
On Faking It
October 9, 2014
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Fake It ‘Til You Make It is the title of one of the essays in BECOMING. It was a memorable journey, actually toward authenticity, to write
FOMO?
September 18, 2014
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Is your life run at times by FOMO? I just learned this acronym, and it had immediate resonance for me. FOMO stands for Fear of Missing Out. This
“It’s not what you say…
September 12, 2014
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it’s how you say it!” This crunchy phrase, said to me in the heat of an exchange, was part of “another fricking ‘growth opportunity” (AGFO), and the phrase resonated
Vive la Difference!
August 10, 2014
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After an invigorating roller-blade around our amazing Stanley Park this glorious morning I came home to my sweet husband fixing our usual breakfast of porridge (delicious
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