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Shapeshifting

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I feel a shapeshifting coming on…like a slow trickle at the beginning of a landslide after which everything changes…shifts slightly to the left. To the right. The push of a breeze on the small of my back. A hint that, soon, all will be propelling down the mountain to warmer places. Scattered about and rearranged. […]

Seize the Rain

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Late one night I sat on my porch with a few sputtering candles and listened to the wind and rain. Thinking about how fleeting is time and how fragile, life. It reminded me of a time my car broke down in another state and I had to kill a few hours in an unfamiliar area. So I just started walking, wandering in and…

Soul Surfacing (Or, Apathy Is No One’s Destiny.)

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©11/20/14 Funny how certain experiences in life attract apathy. Physical and emotional trauma. Loss. Abuse. Dismantling relationships. Rejection. Loneliness. I’ve been apathetic before, for a few years—and they were the worst years of my life. I disappeared and went through the motions. I don’t remember much about those years. I’ve found receipts and journals from […]

How (and Why) to Write a Love List

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I know what makes me happy and whole. I also know the list of things I need to thrive is not simply filled with selfish wants—and, those things aren’t solely self-focused. Often, even if an act of self-care starts with a form of isolation, it will press outward in some way in want of connecting with another human being or a higher being. I believe we need downtime alone, with our loved ones, and with the world at large—all of these to thrive. To move out of survival mode. Writing a “Love List” is a good start.