loss
my Earthly presence operates with unsteady willpower
should I check my bank balance or write a poem? Continue reading “Chops” »
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Hill of Crosses
October 15th, 2018
there must be a million crosses here
Siauliai, Northern Lithuania is a pilgrimage site mainly for believers of Catholic Christianity, but ancient historical origins place crosses in this particular location for hundreds of years, since the lost uprising Wars of Independence of 1831. Continue reading “Hill of Crosses” »
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why fear?
October 9th, 2018
choice is an option
Tremendous fear floats around our country and I’m getting tired of feeling its control of people, places and things. I don’t have to live in fear, and choose another way live. Continue reading “why fear?” »
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family tragedy
October 2nd, 2018
bad news doesn’t go away We learn to cope.
We got the first family bomb in 1966 when the rest of the world was dealing with cultural changes. Continue reading “family tragedy” »
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tunnel space
September 18th, 2018
this is what the trains looked like from our tunnels
In my last blog, I mentioned Gaston Bauchard’s The Poetics of Space theory. He researched space with a poetic lens, and his theory that childhood locations determine our creative internal spaces reminded me of two tunnels near the house where I grew up. Continue reading “tunnel space” »
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being vulnerable is scary
September 11th, 2018
shame makes us small
Brene Brown is a social work researcher- author of many books concerning how we relate to each other, and I read one called The Power of Vulnerability. Continue reading “being vulnerable is scary” »
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viewpoints are relative
September 4th, 2018
wearing this bonnet is a drag
I want to discuss insight from a recent conversation I had with someone who didn’t like ‘male gender’ pronouns in writing. This person doesn’t like wording like ‘he said, ‘ and want to change all wording to be ‘they said’ or ‘ a transgender individual said.’ Continue reading “viewpoints are relative” »
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future and past mix
August 21st, 2018
bagpipes seem mystical to me
My brother decided to play bagpipes when he was twelve years old, and found a Scotsman who lived nearby to teach him how to play. Continue reading “future and past mix” »
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the evolution of the mind
August 14th, 2018
evolution happens inside us
What happens to our brains as we grow older? Some of us lose our minds, and some of us keep going into various dimensions. Continue reading “the evolution of the mind” »
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what is a shaman?
August 7th, 2018
we all seem to have animal spirit guides
My dear friend’s husband is dying of ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease and she’s his caretaker. It is a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disease that effects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Continue reading “what is a shaman?” »
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