Tag: writing
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Fluidity
“The art of life is a constant readjustment to our surroundings.” —Okakura Kakuzō I’m going abstract today because the thing that’s been on my mind lately is change. Transformation, modification, alteration… call it what you will. Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes—and it is constant and never ending. That being said, I…
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Pink Noise
Never let the noise of the world overpower the stillness of your soul. Merriam-Webster has a cool little tool called Time Traveler where you can find the words that were first seen in print in the year you were born (or in any year for that matter). I picked a couple from my birth year…
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Wait
a haiku “When undecided, Often it is best to wait,” Said the wise old owl. I thought the old hooter’s sage advice was pretty wise until I did a little Google sleuthing for quotes about waiting for the right moment. Apparently, waiting is not always advised. “Life is too short to wait,” is a popular…
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Circling Around Again
“We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and to know the place for the first time.” —T.S. Eliot I’ll be honest here. I wasn’t sure what this line from T.S. Eliot’s “Little Gidding” was about, so I Googled it. And I’m still…
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The Giant
In search of answers, Giant gnome begins to chant, “Where are my cauldrons?” …gnome… gnome… gnome… I couldn’t resist. I’ve been dying to write a haiku, or some other kind of writing challenge and – in the wee hours of the night with one eye open this is all I could come up with. I’m…
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Sweet Surrender
I’ve been pondering this particular rewrite for several weeks now. While thinking about it, I created the featured image so that I could offer you a visual representation of what surrender looks like “to me.” What’s fascinating is that, in the process, what I was creating taught me a little something about surrender that I…
a sprinkle of faith 