Category Archives: note to self

NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day Twenty-Nine

Can’t believe it’s almost over, since it feels like I’m about to fly Arms outstretched, as wide as I horizon line air and ground with the sun so warm in my eyes my head glows while my feet live in … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day One

And we’re off, today taking a quiet lesson from the wee beasts I live with: This morning, I turned off the radio, needing to believe that evil will not win. In the end, it will not conquer. So, silence the … Continue reading

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Coping, Dealing and Being Kind

I’m resurrecting this from July 2012 after the Colorado theater shooting, when I reposted it from 2001. We’re all dealing with a lot, coming from all different directions, on top of the normal wear and tear of living. In the … Continue reading

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Being An Artist and Why Moms Rock

some of these things I have been figuring out on my own and they’re true! Continue reading

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In order to arrive…

A facebook friend tagged me in his post of this great quote, saying it was quoted by the poet Robert Lax shortly before the German invasion of France in May 1939. It’s a keeper, no matter what your denomination. In … Continue reading

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