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Lost in a Fog

It’s been more than six months since I’ve posted anything here.  In fact, it’s been that long since I’ve sat down to type.  I don’t know if I’ll be back regularly now or not, but I do feel called to … Continue reading

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Health

You might look at me and not think of me as the picture of health.  I don’t know exactly how much I weigh, because I don’t own a scale, but I do know that I wear anywhere between an XL … Continue reading

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Some Thoughts on Rape and More

A few hours ago, my delightful, thoughtful, almost-eight-and-a-half year old son asked, “How do you rape?”  We were watching The Food Network and there was a commercial for some show on some other channel.  In the commercial someone yelled out, … Continue reading

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Where I’m At

There are a lot of nouns pulling on us all at any given time.  By nouns I literally mean nouns: people, places, and things.  By any given time I mean every moment of every day.  I’m being pretty literal today.  … Continue reading

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Prioritize!

Balance is sometimes a really tricky thing to achieve in life.  Whether standing on one foot in a yoga class or trying to juggle the kids and their activities and interests and wants and needs, not to mention a little … Continue reading

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Wallow

Wallow. It’s a word that gets a bad wrap. But let’s look at it a little closer. Shall we? According to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, wallow means, “To spend time experiencing or enjoying something without making any effort to change your … Continue reading

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January Schmanuary

January has been a hard month for me to write in. I’ve been frustrated with many of the posts I’ve started. Or, once I’ve read through them, they sound petty or angry, so I haven’t posted much. All in all, … Continue reading

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Michelle, A Belly Dancer

Empowered.  Beautiful.  Joyful.  These are just some of the adjectives I would use to describe Michelle.  I met her a few years ago and was immediately drawn to her animated smile and open heart.  She’s simply a lot of fun … Continue reading

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Seasons Change

It’s that week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.  It’s a moment to breathe deeply and let go of stresses from the previous month or two or three.  It’s a time to look forward and marvel over what might be … Continue reading

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Beauty

Beauty is a hot button topic.  It means something different to just about everyone.  People devote their lives to finding and sharing it.  Some people devote their life savings to trying to achieve it.  It’s a word we use to … Continue reading

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