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Waiting On The Page
It’s one of those days. Usually I come here via my journal, and by the time I arrive I have some thought or issue bouncing around inside my head so that when I get to this blank page, I … Continue reading
Posted in changing the end of the story, Choice, fear, Waiting On The Page, writing
Tagged becoming the page, blank sheet of paper, celebrate, dark corners, fear, friend, fulfillment, gratitude, hope, humble servant, joy, lessons, moving shadows, promise, running away, Speaking, storm clouds, strength, subject, support, surprise, waiting, willingness
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Signature Strokes
In the world of Fine Art, such as painting, one can, if one has the knowledge of such things, know who the painter is without seeing a signature somewhere on the canvas. It has to do with the manner … Continue reading
Posted in Choice, comparisons, Creativity, expression, Fine Art, Individuation, painting, Signature Stroke, writing
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Cocoons and Comfort Zones
I think the issue with the “authentic self” and finding it is that life teaches us how to lose it at a very young age, to shy away from ourselves and run toward standards and expectations. __Farah Lawal … Continue reading
Posted in authenticity, Blanket, Butterfly, Cocoon, comfort zone, curiosity, Family, Growth, Individuation, socialization process, writing
Tagged authenticity, bump noses, Butterfly, chrysalis, Cocoon, comfort zone, curiosity, expectations, explore, flit and flutter, glass wall, jammies, natural, neck of the woods, organic, reasons why, standards, statement of fact, struck by lightening, willing to wager
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Final Accounting: 2008
Today is the last day of this year, 2008. I have spent some time, looking back on the days, weeks, and months that are passing into my personal history, perhaps better labeled herstory. This has been an incredible year, … Continue reading
Posted in American Idol, awakenings, change, David Cook, discipline, Dreams, experience, Final Accounting, Friends, Life, perspective, Poetry, teach, Time, writing
Tagged A Woman of Color, accounting, activities, American Idol, awakenings, blogging, challenges, change, counseling, David Cook, deeper meaning, diabetes, different, disciplines, Dreams, friendships, fulfillment, gratitude, herstory, inner couch potato, last day of year, new and old, objective voice, on the page, overstuffed rocking chair, pleasure, Poetry, prose, regimens, risks, satisfaction, soul's music, success, support and encouragement
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Semantics of Breathing
I believe one writes because one has to create a world in which one can breathe. _Anais Nin Writing means a great many different things to me. A few years ago, someone close to me said that writing was my … Continue reading
Posted in Anais Nin, Breathing Lessons, Choice, creature, Definitions, experience, Memory, perspective, Quotations, Semantics, Subjectivity, views, writing
Tagged Anais Nin, blog, breathing, change, creation, creature, Definitions, exist, full-circle, god-like, hubris, meaning, my world, perspectives, pride, Semantics, views, writing
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