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  • Good Enough

    While living alone there’s not a lot of opportunity to speak out loud, or to hear yourself talk, so you create small practices. I call friends and family on the phone, or see a neighbor while out for a walk… Continue reading

    Good Enough
  • Permission to Rest

    It’s one of the most difficult practices I’ve taken on and has taken all year to come to terms with it. I was born the very last year of the boomer generation, so I learned how to be ‘driven’ and… Continue reading

    Permission to Rest
  • Use Every Room

    This post was sitting in drafts but most of it was copied over and published as, ‘Believer’. Here’s a snippet of what’s left. I’m sitting smack in the middle of my daughter’s old room while writing this. Mainly because it’s… Continue reading

    Use Every Room
  • My Life is a Meme

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  • House of Thoughts

    I’m still in love with the Golden Cup and noticed this morning you have to wait for the beep before pouring your first cup of coffee. There are some coffee makers designed to stop brewing when the carafe is removed,… Continue reading

    House of Thoughts
  • My Life is a Meme

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  • Climb Every Hill

    It’s difficult getting through the draft folder when I wake up each day with something to share. Today, sobriety is at the forefront of my mind because in 3 days, I’ll be 25 years sober and wouldn’t be sitting here… Continue reading

    Climb Every Hill
  • Spark Your Heart

    I’ve taken time this week to pay attention to what sparks my heart. I went into town for a haircut and walking back to my truck I pondered, “What would water your heart on the way home?” I drove straight… Continue reading

    Spark Your Heart
  • Apps

    I’m clearing out the draft folder as a part of my Sacred Bow for this year. I wrote about Sacred Bow in 2020 on another blogsite, but it’s so much more than one post. For me it’s a practice that… Continue reading

    Apps
  • My Life is a Meme

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  • The Fairytale

    When Barb shows her crazy a little more than she probably should. Continue reading

    The Fairytale
  • The Tree

    My landlord is having Arborists come out and give estimates on trimming the trees. Whoever thought to build this house in the middle of these Spanish Oak trees wasn’t thinking far ahead. This house was built the same year I… Continue reading

    The Tree
  • The Right Way

    In a world of automation, I love making the Golden Cup and am so pleased that I bought a coffee maker to enjoy during these cooler months. This morning it’s 47°F here in Texas, (WooHoo!), and here’s a few things… Continue reading

    The Right Way
  • Different in Me

    My birthday was Saturday, the same day as the solar eclipse. I drove to one of my favorite coffee shops/bakery and ordered a Dirty Horchata to drink and of course, CAKE! Then, I walked next door to one of my… Continue reading

    Different in Me
  • A Good Gasp

    I have three pairs of sneakers used during the day and spend a lot of my morning looking for the right pair for what I wish to do. The yard shoes are strictly for working in the yard and filthy,… Continue reading

    A Good Gasp