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A Solitude That Leaves You Less Lonely

October 17, 2013

The worst is over now, I think. It’s been a rough summer (for many of you out there too!). A rainstorm washed out my living room, left me uprooted and homeless for a couple months while it got cleaned up and put back together again. It’s funny, before this disaster I was getting restless, felt … More A Solitude That Leaves You Less Lonely

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ToV 9 – MOAR peace? pfft!

August 23, 2012

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. I was once out for a walk, back from the chiropractor I think, feeling all open and aligned. The sun was shining, a light breeze was blowing; it was, as Winnie the Pooh would have said, a … More ToV 9 – MOAR peace? pfft!

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Resiliency and Gratitude

November 27, 2011

There’s one hell of a wind out there today. As I watch the trees outside my window I marvel at their flexibility. The spruce branches are waving like undersea fronds and a poplar branch as big as my thigh still has the give to sway broadly as the wind gusts. As I sit cozy and … More Resiliency and Gratitude

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Day 93 – meh, call it 100

August 11, 2011

Yeah, so… my efforts last week to plug back in took the last of the stuffing out of me. I’m now faced with the reality I have to let go of even the last few threads of things I was holding on to. Including this 100 day project. I was pretty wrecked up about this … More Day 93 – meh, call it 100

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Day 43 – crash landing, soft landing

June 16, 2011

Well, like a marathon runner who crosses the finish line and immediately collapses, after pushing through to make the 10,000 views party happen, I have crashed …hard.

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