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Jul.20.2011
The words we say or write can hurt or heal. Whether we lob a salvo or offer a salve is our choice. In the era of cell phones, texting and other immediate communication, quick responses are expected. But, hasty, knee-jerk reactions have consequences. To skip an intermediate step to contemplate the...
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Jun.24.2011
Visit my web site to view my book trailer: http://www.ambrosart.com/Author_Events.html
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Jun.19.2011
Today, to honor my father, I recall with a smile and a tear:
-him blaring and sharing calypso, Perry Como and Mario Lanza
-championing my burgeoning creativity by proudly displaying my 1st grade artwork
-dancing with me at the debutante ball, leery of my clunky, white platform shoes
-gliding...
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May.23.2011
Now that everything is blooming and green again, I realize almost half of the year has passed. It's time to review. What has become of resolutions I made in earnest at the start of the year?
One of my goals is to not react to petty annoyances. Half-check. Inspired by our Doga-practicing, mindful...
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May.16.2011
I recently was invited to be a guest blogger for Women's Memoirs.
Here is an excerpt:
"The passages which appear in my published memoir, however revealing, are merely brush strokes and word winds. Perhaps, someday I will write more."
For the full blog text, click the link below.
http://...
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Apr.18.2011
It is almost time to do one thing I’ve dreaded doing for many years. I have to have my annual smashogram a.k.a. mammogram. Ladies, yes, the process of flattening of two body parts that were never meant to do so between almost always cold vise plates is undeniably painful. I, for one, believe the...
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Apr.11.2011
Hawk messenger
what say you
in silence?
Surely a reason exists
why you appear
To foretell
of what?
of when?
I wait,
and watch
and wonder
Until
and after
you’re gone.
~
I consider hawks to be nature’s messengers heralding some imminent, major change in...
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Apr.04.2011
Tidbits,
Sound bites,
Headlines and no story,
Frames and no walls or roof,
Beginnings and no innards or endings.
Sept. 15, 2009
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Mar.31.2011
Calling all bright buds, bugs, birds and beasts! Come forth!To combat ACPW (acute color palette withdrawal), we humans have engaged in countless Scrabble® contests, delirious crayon doodling, near-catatonic TV viewing, marathon book reading, and other time-consuming pursuits. We can’t stand the...
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A well-written memoir… Ms. Ambrosio is honest and witty, inspirational without being overbearing, and engaging. ”
—National Federation of Press Women (Ohio Affiliate)
About Carmen
Carmen Ambrosio was born in the U. S. Virgin Islands. After she earned a degree in journalism from Michigan State University, she held corporate positions in marketing communications and sales before switching careers to advertising. Carmen later...
Causes Carmen Ambrosio Supports
Mid-Ohio Food Bank
Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center (CCSVI MS research)
Carmen’s Favorite Books
Mama Day, The Anatomy of Hope. The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Mumbo Jumbo, GOSPEL, Seabiscuit, White Teeth, 365 Tao, Let the Dead Bury the Dead...