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The inner lizard
“When you are in a creative or appreciative zone, you literally have no access to your inner lizard, to that fear-based, non creative, shrieking little beasty who’s so afraid you’re going to be a bag lady.” –Martha Beck When your inner lizard appears, how do you silence her/him?
Getting (back) up again
Here we are, several months into 2012 and I’m just wondering – how are those New Year’s Resolutions going? I didn’t make any. I started out the year behind, having gotten sick at Christmas and staying that way through most of January. Next came a cold sore and a stomach bug. Oh the joys of [...]
One of us
If God had a name what would it be? And would you call it to His face? If you were faced with Him in all His glory What would you ask if you had just one question? And yeah, yeah God is great Yeah, yeah God is good Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah What if [...]
On balance
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein. Where’s your path headed today?
What I would tell her
What I would tell her, that curly haired teenager .. is that love, real love, doesn’t exist anywhere in the vicinity of hometown boys with pickup trucks. What I would tell her, that determined college girl … is that love, real love, is rarely found after 2:00 a.m. What I would tell her, that young [...]
My arms hurt
From an afternoon spent in the bookstore and what an excellent adventure it was! One afternoon last week I took some used books to a local book store; setting my books on the counter, I wandered off while the book lady perused my items. I forgot to pick up a basket and instead carried a [...]
Fruits of Disconnection
I don’t know about you but sometimes I just need to disconnect. To unplug. To step away. Emails, texts, phone calls, voice mails, faxes, Mail, deliveries, neighbors and friends; you name it, sometimes it’s just too much. As connected as we are (you’re reading my words via the internet and an electronic device, right?) there [...]
Making room
Here it comes, ready or not – The New Year is staring at us, peeking over the fence and waving. For some this feels like the taunt of an unwelcome relative whose presence at the door brings heartburn and heartache. For others it’s a time to think about what to do differently. What’s new? What’s [...]
I nearly missed it!
I almost let a milestone slip past me … turns out, I’ve been blogging one whole year! The actual 365 day mark was last Tuesday; my first post on 10/18/10 can be found here. Oh what an adventure it’s been! I’ve written a lot, deleted more, shared too much and cried. I’ve laughed, I’ve learned [...]
