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Category Archives: deep thoughts
A Million Invisible Messages
I’ve been thinking a lot about a story a friend shared over tea one day. A man was leading a cave tour somewhere in Texas when he sensed that something was not right. He immediately led the group of twenty … Continue reading
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Tagged flash flood, intuition, intuitive hits, medal of honour, Texas cave
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Perceptions
I was doing a felt board retelling of Leaf for a Kindergarten class. Usually kids at that age are very gung ho, excited to be hearing a story, especially to be able to help tell the story, and intrigued by that … Continue reading
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Tagged Author Visits, nature vs nurture, perceptions, writing workshop
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of Fear
I recently had a grocery-store conversation with a young woman who graduated with my son last June. She didn’t get into the program she had applied for so decided to work for a year and upgrade the pesky class that … Continue reading
How to Survive the Loss of a Love
I’m back to moving through treacle again. I thought I was done with the particular type of mourning that comes with a child leaving the nest. It was a busy autumn. My days were full, my nights restful. If a … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, grief, healing, how to survive the loss of a love, loss, The Art of Extreme Self-Care
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Our Little Corner of the World
In the past month or so I’ve been bowled over a few times with gratitude for the time and place in which we live. Recently, Stephen and I watched the movie Remembrance: A woman topples into memories of her past … Continue reading
Look What I Found!
I was sitting at my desk, staring sightlessly into space, when this came into focus (right beside one of my favorite cards – which makes me giggle as I write this because finding this mug is one of those little gifts … Continue reading
Who Are You . . . Really?
My yoga classes have evolved over the years to become so much more than when I first began. In the beginning, yoga was a time for muscle stretching and enforced relaxation. In its current incarnation, our instructor, Yvonne Werkmann, supports … Continue reading
Sunshine and Shade
I love my veranda! Okay . . . technically, it’s not a veranda. It’s a back deck. But I really wanted a veranda so, when we put a roof over our back deck, I started calling it my veranda. As … Continue reading
Posted in deep thoughts, Family Matters, Things I Love, Uncategorized
Tagged Author Visits, clematis, deep listening, DNA, gardening, librarians, porch swing, raising children, talking, the Waltons, veranda
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