Writing is risky business. You are a fisher of pearls. You must be willing to jump in with both feet, submerge yourself (yes, head under water), go deep, scrape the bottom. (While you're there, sit awhile, like you did at those underwater tea parties you had with your childhood girlfriends. Enjoy yourself.) Look around. Notice. …
Fortunes and such
I stopped in for Chinese food after my prison writing workshop. This was in my fortune cookie. ☺️ When I posted a photo on Facebook, my friend, Nanette, responded, "You already have!" Bless you, Nanette. ❤️
‘Just do it’
I've neglected this space for two weeks. I wrote a little bit about the reason -- the birth of my granddaughter -- here. But that's only part of it. Honestly, I haven't felt much like writing. I lost my appetite for it. Maybe just briefly. Hopefully just briefly. Writing has always been my way in …
Beautiful words on courage
Here's a beautiful piece of art I just found on the Joss and Main site: https://www.jossandmain.com/Ebern-Designs--Courage-by-Olivia-Rose-Textual-Art-on-Canvas-In-Gray-Brown-Turquoise-CD85156990024F37B8B7E6280B2D159E-L1318-K~ENDE1133.html?refid=FBCF450_NNVRDPA. May it be so!
More than OK
On a miracle
I've been off the grid for a wonderfully beautiful reason. My daughter, son-in-law and grandson welcomed a new baby into their family on Mother's Day! My granddaughter is perfect and precious, and I'm so grateful to have been with them for this miracle, which puts everything into a new perspective. As my friend, Jeannie, said, …
The ‘good girl’
So late last week, the Universe, in her infinite wisdom, presented a wonderful opportunity to practice "enoughness" -- to notice my thoughts on that topic with curiosity rather than judging myself as lacking. "Enoughness" is knowing and believing I am enough, without needing affirmation, confirmation, or even recognition from other people. It's a tough task …
‘Welcome to adulthood. Nothing is as you remember it.’
My daughter ordered a Cabbage Patch doll for her young son, so when his new sister arrives this month, he will have a baby to care for, too, and won't feel left out. A. had such a doll when she was small. The doll's name was Edie; it was the moniker bestowed in the adoption …
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It’s Friday!
This week I've been long on ideas and short on time. Here's a link I loved regarding living your purpose. https://www.nbcnews.com/better/pop-culture/how-overcome-self-doubt-find-your-purpose-ncsl860461. It'll have to do for my Friday post.
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