Author Archives: Mary Beth Frezon

Being Present For Others

What happens when you get out of your own thoughts and pay attention, via The Writer’s Almanac, commemorating the birthday of W. Somerset Maugham. He’d become a doctor and practiced in the slums of London. I saw how men died. … Continue reading →

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The End of A Day Off

Winter’s here. Yes there was some sleety, snowy, mixed-precip sorta stuff but tonight friends, there was roof avalanching. After a day of reading news stuff and trying to wrap my head around what a person might do, I watched a … Continue reading →

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National Haiku Month is Coming!

I was looking at the 10 Actions in 100 Days website and thinking about sending postcards (seem to do that pretty regularly although not on political topics) and then remembered that February is National Haiku Month. In the past I … Continue reading →

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Doing the Work

I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go. — Langston Hughes Continue reading →

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Proud and Humbled

I am at work today. I am with -in spirit- my friends across the world who are marching with thousands of other folks – for women’s rights, for justice and equality for everyone. I’ve said numerous times in the past … Continue reading →

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