[2.28.23] The sun sparkled on my face through an east-facing window while I stretched. Annie Lennox sang A Whiter Shade of Pale in the background and I wept for my inner child, whose innocent expectation was again dashed by an old challenge. I knew this wound. Okay, I’d let the emotion surface. A little wouldn’t hurt. But like…
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Have you ever said to yourself: I’ll clean up my act when I reach a goal? Or, once I get there, I can relax? While doing this short term might work, I learned that it’s not sustainable. I had the opportunity to be very quiet and sit with myself for days. A bad cold rendered…
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June 21 marks the beginning of summer in the N Hemisphere. A time of intensive growth and eventual harvest. What do you want to integrate from the last six months and accomplish in the next six? Oh summer, how I love thee? The days without puffy coats, heavy boots, and nose-needling air. Light fills the…
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“What are you going to do with it?” My colleague asked when I told her I bought a tambourine for my birthday. It startled my enthusiasm. “Play it?” I quipped, “make noise?” Did I miss something? “That’s a great idea for a Christmas present for my nephew,” She said. I felt childish mentioning the tambourine.…
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Ever have moments when you have a lot to say, but nothing to say when there’s an opportunity? Yes, here! I wanted to stay current on Connect2Self, but I didn’t have takeaways to share. Until now. I’ve moved 2 states, excelled at 2 jobs, and been tending to a most treasured relationship. I hope this…
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It turns out that I won’t need a Valentine (nice to have one, of course). Remember the angst we felt back in college about Valentine’s Day? Who’s going out with their significant others, and who’s not? Who’s locking out her roommate to “hide” with her date? A lot of frenzy over having an Other. Since…
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