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Category: Creativity

Body & Health

The superpower I wish I had

My daughter asked me my superpower and origin story. The first thing that came to mind was a ball, that came into being by the beauty of the…

January 16, 2018May 29, 2023 · 2 min read

Body & Health

Anxiety Sideliner

There have been a few times in my life when anxiety attacks have changed the direction of my life. I think now, that I’m probably not the only…

July 26, 2017June 1, 2023 · 2 min read

Creativity

Write what you want to learn

Many years ago, I trained to become a life coach. I went to conference after conference, took 2 years of tele-classes and put myself “out there” as a…

July 13, 2017June 1, 2023 · 2 min read

Creativity

Thank you Carrie

Take your broken heart, and make it art -Carrie Fisher to Meryl Streep

January 9, 2017June 1, 2023 · 1 min read

Creativity

When you’ve got 20 minutes

I have at least 8 hours of work to do today, plus kid pickups, meal-making, housekeeping, and miscellaneousness. There is no way I will all get even a…

January 6, 2017June 28, 2023 · 2 min read

Creativity

This day

I’d love to write something meaningful today, but I’m just relieved not to feel the monkey-gong of emotion hit when I think about PEOTUS. Do you know what…

January 1, 2017June 1, 2023 · 2 min read

Creativity

Rosie says….

December 4, 2016June 1, 2023 · 1 min read

WTF Lucy
Creativity

Gold Dust Woman/American Woman

 

December 3, 2016June 1, 2023 · 1 min read

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Creativity

When you can’t say it in words

… say it in art.

December 2, 2016June 1, 2023 · 1 min read

Body & Health

watching water drops turn to birds

So, I’ve been missing poetry in my life, or more like, missing the poetry of life.  I used to get my fill by watching period pieces (think Jane…

July 28, 2015February 23, 2025 · 1 min read

Body & Health

Empowering questions*

I’ve got no idea what to write today, so perhaps it is time to feed my mind some new questions to chew on.  Such as;  What can I…

May 14, 2015February 24, 2025 · 1 min read

Creativity

Safe Sleeping

I spent my writing time putting this together, because it feels prettier than anything I had to say today. Mommesses can break the rules. Any. Time. They. Want.…

April 24, 2015August 4, 2023 · 1 min read

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