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Jan.11.2013
Getting old has not always been the fun that I'd expected it to be. Yes, growing up, i heard people complain about aches, pains, and stiffness. I thought it was just them. I laughed when I heard their knees and ankles mimic Rice Krispies with their snap, crackle, pop routines....
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Jan.11.2013
The neighbor
He
Every morning
Shovels up the street
The leaves and debri
I can hear the shovel
Scraping
Every god damn morning
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Jan.10.2013
As a writer, I've been blessed with the ability to express myself through words. As a person, I've been blessed with a life worth writing about. As another year passes, I find myself on the edge of the unknown, on the brink of something new. The bright lights from the heavens shine down on me and,...
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Jan.09.2013
I was at Whole Foods a few months ago and this woman was checking out the Chicken Teriyaki Bowls. As I walked by she opened one and ate a piece of the chicken. She put it in her mouth, looked up sort of savoring it and then shook her head, put the lid back on and put it back.
I could...
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Jan.08.2013
I spent the months of December, January and part of February offline and out of my office recovering from extensive surgery. Truth be told, it was life-saving, life-changing surgery. And that made it non-negotiable. For women like me, non-negotiable is often the only way self-care gets done.
We...
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Jan.08.2013
When a friend suggested I try online dating, so she'd have someone to join her and her friend on double dates, I was ambivalent. She reassured me she'd met lots of nice men online and gave me a sense it was a harmless, and...
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Jan.08.2013
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”
- Thornton Wilder
I am ever mindful of the underground river of gratitude that runs through my heart and what better time than the day before Thanksgiving (for those of us who live in the...
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Jan.08.2013
Letting go comes in two flavors: “passive letting go” and “active letting go.”
One tastes like plain ol’ vanilla, the other Cherry Garcia: cherry ice cream with whole cherries and mega pieces of dark chocolate. Hmmm, well I know it’s nearing autumn and the temps are dropping as I write this, but...
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Jan.07.2013
It’s the way I don’t feel grace anymore, the way I don’t laugh—the way I don’t cry. It’s the way he used to move me, the way his music playing in the back bedroom made me sway, made me sing along to the melody. It’s the way I can’t feel, the way my tears don’t well-up in my icy blues, the...
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Jan.02.2013
My wish for you in this new year is the same as my wish for me ...
May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only...
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