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Category Archives: stories
Books And Words As Containers
“If it is a human thing to do to put something you want, because it’s useful, edible, or beautiful, into a bag, or a basket, or a bit of rolled bark or leaf, or a net woven of your own … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Memoir, Poetry, Quotes, stories, Wise Words, Writing
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Tagged containers for words, Feeding the Soul, first day of spring, History, journaling, medicine bundle, novels, Reading, ursula k le guin, Virginia Festival of the Book
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On Burning My Journals
When we decided to move from our house on the banks of the South Fork Rivanna River Reservoir almost three years ago, I was in a hurry to get out and move into a smaller place in town, rather than … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, family, Gratefulness, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Perfectionism, stories, Trauma, Writing
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Tagged Anxiety, Cabin Fever, depression, journaling, loss, Reading, Regret, Time
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Getting Lost
“When we lose our map, our real knowledge of the path begins.” Mark Nepo, Seven Thousand Ways To Listen One Halloween evening, a very long time ago, when I was maybe in second grade, my mom helped me get dressed … Continue reading →
Posted in Childhood, Fear, Kindness, Life, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Quotes, stories, Travels, Wise Words
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Tagged Anxiety, County Clare, Dorothy, flowers, Galway, getting lost, Halloween Parade, Ireland, Maps, Mark Nepo, Moving Forward, Shannon, The Burren, The Wizard of Oz
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Dogs In My Toolbox
There is a toolbox in my heart. It’s filled with all sorts of things that help me navigate through my days and keep my life on the straight and narrow. When I begin to feel a bit off, anxious, or … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals I Love, Books, Dogs, Friendships, Gratefulness, Healthy Living, love, Matters of the Spirit, Mental Health, Navigating Through Life, stories
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Tagged Angels, Anxiety, Feeding the Soul, joy, laughter, loss, Moving Forward
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THE SENSATION OF BLISS
“A few years ago I was overwhelmed by deep anxiety, a fundamental, intense anxiety with no storyline attached. I felt very vulnerable, very afraid and raw. While I sat and breathed with it, relaxed into it, stayed with it, the … Continue reading →
Posted in Matters of the Spirit, Mental Health, Navigating Through Life, Quotes, stories, The Garden, Uncategorized, Wise Words
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Tagged Anxiety, Feeding the Soul, flowers, joy, resistance, spiritual bliss, trust
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Stories As Healing
“Although some use stories as entertainment alone, tales are, in their oldest sense a healing art; and the best, to my lights, are those who have lain with the story and found all its matching parts inside themselves and at … Continue reading →
Posted in Life, Memoir, Quotes, stories, Wise Words, Writing
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Tagged clarissa pinkola estes, healing art, Moving Forward, Personal Growth, roots
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A Work In Progress
“This is a work in progress, a process of uncovering our natural openness, uncovering our natural intelligence and warmth. I have discovered, just as my teachers always told me, that we already have what we need. The wisdom, the strength, … Continue reading →
Posted in Gratefulness, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Quotes, stories, Time, Wise Words, Writing
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Tagged forgiveness, journaling, Moving Forward, Pema Chodron, writer's block
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A Gift For Myself
I’m on retreat, at the beach in Duck, North Carolina. Today is my last day here. We’ll head on home tomorrow, leaving the calming sound of the ocean right outside our door. It’s a great time to be here. There … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Christmas, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Retreats, stories, The Sea, Time, Travels, Writing
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Tagged Feeding the Soul, gift giving, Guilt, NaNoWriMo, Reading, Time-out
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Writing My Life
When I told a friend a while back that I’m in the process of writing a memoir, she asked me what it was going to write about. I struggled with what to tell her. I wasn’t very clear yet myself, … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Childhood, family, Gratefulness, Life, love, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, stories, Time, Writing
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Tagged Anxiety, Feeding the Soul, Ghosts, History, joy, laughter, Moving Forward, PTSD, trust
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A Whirlwind Trip Down Memory Lane
Last week Bill and I flew up to Vermont to do a tour of our old stomping grounds. We visited family and friends, made new friends, and revisited homes we once lived in. We spent every minute living in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals I Love, family, Friendships, Gratefulness, marriage, Memoir, stories, Travels, Vermont
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Tagged History
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