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Follow me? Not so fast!
We are a nation of followers. We latch onto an idea, a person, a group, and no matter what information is out there to clarify or dispute the reason that it is there, we follow. We follow those that love … Continue reading →
Posted in Education, Personal Stories, Writing
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Tagged believe in me, Dennis Littky, Liala Strotman, perceptions
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Night work
Falling asleep feels like it is time to go to work. Not in a sense of the daily grind that one has to do to make a living, but for my mind to take its time to unleash itself and … Continue reading →
Posted in Original Stories, Writing
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Tagged creativity, dreams, Harvey Heilbrun, ideas, Writing ideas
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Dear Me,
This month’s Writer’s group writing prompt that I chose was: Write a letter to your younger self. what would you like him to know? Dear self, Oh what a time we’ve had. I’m not sure when you will get this letter, … Continue reading →
Summer – the dog days
The dog days of summer. An interesting turn of phrase describing the hot, humid days of the summer when days seem to just drag on. The phrase itself originates from the rising of the “Dog Star” Sirius. For me, since … Continue reading →
Lifeline
As I age I find myself torn between where I see myself going in the future, all of the new things that I hope to experience, all of the new thoughts I hope to have, all of the new adventures … Continue reading →
To Protect and Serve
To Protect and Serve – It’s For the Birds! We recently were visiting my daughter-in-law’s parent’s farm. They have become good friends and we always visit and stay over when we are visiting our son and his wife. This farm … Continue reading →
What animal do you want to be?
In today’s writing group, one of the suggested prompts was, “Name an animal that you most identify with.” which is the one I chose. I debated whether it should be a squirrel or bird or … well, you’ll see that … Continue reading →
A to Z Blog Challenge 2016 – a Reflection
Reflection of A to Z Challenge 2016 I have completed the 2016 A to Z Blog Challenge and I have to say it was fun. Choosing the theme I had, Life’s Choices/Life’s Changes, made it somewhat easier for me since … Continue reading →
Posted in A to Z Blog Challenge 2016, Writing
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Tagged A to Z Blog Challenge, Harvey Heilbrun, writing
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Z: Zoom in, Zoom out
Zoom in, Zoom out Problem solving is an important part of life. Each time we are presented with a problem, the first decision to be made is, Do we want to solve the problem or not? We need to come … Continue reading →
Posted in A to Z Blog Challenge 2016, Personal Stories, Writing
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Tagged A to Z Blog Challenge
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Y: You’ve lost me.
Could you repeat that? I have a very active mind. This probably explains the highly detailed dreams I have. If I could write down the scripts for all of the dreams I have, I would have a fascinating TV show. … Continue reading →
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