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Days Passing

Morning dawning, the day’s frame holding the light, time tucked away until the sun slips from sight. Letting days die and pass forgotten, yesterdays become hollow, poisoning today, poisoning tomorrow. Present moments cherished are new beginnings, for days lack purpose … Continue reading

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Arriving Late

No adoring admirers at her feet, no free pass in her grasp, rather, experience in her head, a past she understood at last. She’d envied those whose life paths presented early, though many took dreadful detours, burning up their lives … Continue reading

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The Accomplishment and Gratitude Relationship

The Thanksgiving holiday has passed here in the US, ushering in a time of quiet reflection as I emerge from a difficult period in my life. I say quiet because I’m someone who avoids Black Friday and most of what … Continue reading

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Gratitude for Writing, An Update

Despite time spent healing from a tragic event a month ago, I am writing. As I mentioned last week, it’s my therapy. As I’ve also mentioned, I canceled my ninth NaNo, both because I didn’t want the pressure and because, … Continue reading

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Accomplishment Shuts Down Self-Doubt

Outside, it’s frigid, but inside I’m snuggly warm basking in satisfaction, gratification, and anticipation. Combined, they’re increased confidence, which fuels my enthusiasm. The basic ingredients for all this are trying, doing, and accomplishing. Last week, I used the new series’ … Continue reading

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When She Was Gone

“Who can I be? I can be me.” So simple a phrase, full of hopes, full of dreams and possibilities. What, in the end, would that mean? It’d mean an honest life, rich with gratitude, being remembered, not for anger, … Continue reading

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Peace

May peace find those I’ve lost, those I’ve loved, those I long to hold. May peace find friends, acquaintances, those with whom I don’t get along. May there be peace for one and all so this world we leave our … Continue reading

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The Privilege of Giving

And so the year draws to an end and nature becomes a quieter place. As I draft this post it’s the Winter Solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere and it’s snowing. The countermelodies are the holidays and shopping mania, even … Continue reading

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In Thanks For Every Tear

Yes, it’s an odd title for the final post of a horrific year. Yet, for me, it brings to mind what I’ll most remember about this year beyond the death and suffering. It’s what I’ll come away treasuring on the … Continue reading

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A Different Kind of 10K Writing Challenge Gratitude

On December 21st I participated in the #10kWritingChallenge with four other writers and came away with a bit of a surprise that had nothing to do with numbers… First, though, the project. I’d already begun what I’d thought was novelette, … Continue reading

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