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The Gold Mine
9/24/1994 Okay, I’ll be honest. I’m forty-eight years old and if there is one thing, more than any other, which I have awakened to think about in some form or another, it’s writing. Not every morning, no. But a lot … Continue reading
Posted in The Gold Mine
Tagged beginnings, finding self, gold mine, journal, morning pages, old archives, past and present words, Path, writing
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Morphology
6. study of structure of something’s parts: the study of the structure of anything made up of interconnected or interdependent parts I have not been here for several weeks due to being busy in other areas of my existence. … Continue reading
Posted in Morphology
Tagged different language, doodlology, fantasy, interchangeable, interdependent, journal, mandalas, morphing, Morphology, sketchbook, visual examples, zentangles
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Expectations and Rose-Colored Realities
I watched David Cook on American Idol last night. My journal, this morning, is filled with my personal reactions to doing so. Not sure exactly what my expectations were in the moment, but I was once again, mesmerized, feeling … Continue reading
Posted in Expectations and Rose-Colored Realities
Tagged American Idol, assessment, Come Back To Me, David Cook, disappointment and depression, emotional investment, expectations vs reality, fantasy, gray world, hope as necessity, journal, journey, life as balancing act, long shot, lumps of energy, mundane, narrrow path, old woman, other eventualities, platinum record, possibilities, realistic expectations, residue, rose-colored, satisfaction, story, wants vs needs, wishes
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Yah, Let’s Do It
Was chatting with a friend on Instant Messenger yesterday. In the course of the conversation, she dropped a comment that included a memory we shared from years ago. So we began to throw one liners at each other about … Continue reading
Posted in Goethe, Jail, Let's Do It
Tagged boldness, camping, change, commitment, encouragement, Fishing, follow your heart, Friends, Get Out of Jail Free card, Goethe quote, good versus best friend, Instant Messenger, Jail, journal, logistics, magic, memories, power, raucous laughter, road trips, self-doubt, synchronicity
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Talisman
I made another trip to Dictionary.com this morning, before coming here. I had been talking to a friend in Arizona, and she was telling me about a picture she had found and carried around with her because she so liked the … Continue reading
Posted in Growth, Journal Writing, Life, Self-Awareness, Uncategorized
Tagged Anne Frank, Dictionary, drawn to, influence, journal, medicine bag, morning pages, naming, power, process of creating talisman, talisman, thoughts and feelings, Wikipedia
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Synchronicity
In my last two blogs, I have written about anger and pain, and the advantages of using a daily writing habit to seek solutions and healing for what happens to all of us in the course of living our lives. It … Continue reading
Posted in Choice, Connections, Creativity, enlightenment, Growth, Journal Writing, Memory, Self-Awareness, synchronicity, Uncategorized
Tagged Creativity, emotional content, enlightenment, experience, feeling, flow, journal, magic, synchronicity, The Artist's Way, thought process, unspooling film, writing
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Anger As Energy Flow
I have done my part, and whatever happens, will simply happen. But it will only happen at my choosing. That knowledge alone, is worth the few tears I shed. ___quoted from last post After years of words that were not understood, or … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Biography, Choice, Creativity, emotional content, Family, Friends, Growth, Journal Writing, Life, Relationship, Self-Awareness, Therapy, Uncategorized
Tagged Anger, Choice, confrontation, Creativity, energy flow, journal, pain, Poetry, questions, resolution, writing
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The Unspeakable
Today, in my journal, I found myself writing about an ‘unspeakable’ pain I have carried around inside of me for almost ten years. Where do you go with something like that? Something so hurtful, that to unleash it, to open … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Biography, Choice, Creativity, emotional content, Family, Friends, Growth, Journal Writing, Life, Memory, Relationship, Self-Awareness, Therapy
Tagged abondonment, betrayal, distrust, expense, fear, friend, healing, journal, pain, resolution, Therapy, writing
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