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Friday, May 11, 2007

KEEPING MY EYE ON THE BALL

All sports involving any type of ball have one rule in common - KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL - or it will smack you in the face! Rather appreciating the gifts I've been given, I've been whining that I don't make enough money. Rather than being thankful that three people have come to me for help, I've... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2007

JUST DOING WHAT THE VOICES TELL ME

Each morning I get up before my husband. The coffee maker has a timer and is set to brew at 5:00 a.m. Half asleep, I pad out into the kitchen wearing my orange silk nightgown with a tan long sleeve sweater over it and heavy socks on my feet to protect me from the early morning chill. I pour a cup of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 7, 2007

STILL SEARCHING, SEARCHING, SEARCHING

... still searching for what I'm supposed to do, what I'm supposed to write. The thought came to me during my morning meditation that I should write a column on mind/body medicine or alternative medicine. It is what I do for a living. The rest of my time is spent counseling others in a form of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 5, 2007

NO DRAMA TONIGHT

Coming out of the dark into the light has left me again searching for something to write about. My life isn't very dramatic. I used up all the drama in my twenties and thirties. Now my life is like a slow moving river that is only occasionally prone to flood when it rains. Right this minute I'm... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 4, 2007

CATCHING MYSELF GROW

I've been trying to catch the leaves growing on the trees. It seems that they wait until I look away. When I look again, they're fuller, greener than an hour ago. The bare branches are covered with green leaves sprouting along their limbs like hair on a baby's bald head. It is the same way with my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 1, 2007

IT'S ALL IN OUR PERCEPTION

My husband came out of the barn, thank god. His whole episode with having a brain cloud finally ended by our having a belly laugh together one evening. It's amazing how a change in perception changes the whole world! Last night we passed each other on the road. I was coming home from work early as... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 30, 2007

A New Pair of Glasses

Isn't writing like getting a new pair of glasses or a new set of eyes that sees everything from a different perspective? Now I don't just see the leaves turning green, I think about the leaves turning green and make up little stories about them. I've been watching the branches of the tress to see if... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 29, 2007

Writing in the Coffee Shop

My husband's style of processing problems is to become silent and withdrawn until he's ready to talk. My style of processing problems is to talk and to talk a lot until I wind my way through the craziness in my mind to the truth. It could take minutes, hours or days. My husband has been silent and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 27, 2007

Off to the Publishers

The convenient thing about the internet is that it's so fast. Instant gratification. The inconvenient thing about the internet is that it's so fast. Once that SEND button is clicked it's too late to change your mind. The short story about a cat went to the publishers today via the internet. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 26, 2007

Love Me. The Cat Story Is Finished.

The first draft of the cat story is finished. A writer friend agreed to read and comment on it. Natalie Goldberg says, don't write for love, but I think that I do. What other reason would there be? Love me. Love me. Lest I disappear into the invisible land of unloved poets and unpublished writers.... Sign in to see full entry.

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