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I Don’t Want To Live A Small Life: Poetry by Mary Oliver

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I Don’t Want To Live A Small Life: Poetry by Mary Oliver

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I don’t want to live a small life. Open your eyes, open your hands.   I have just come from the berry fields, the sun kissing me with its golden mouth all the way (open your hands) and the wind-winged clouds following along thinking perhaps I might feed them, but no I carry these heart-shapes only to you. Look […]

Happiness Hacks: June 2017

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Happiness Hacks: June 2017

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I LOVE podcasts. They fit my Type-A personality, my need to always feel like I’m satisfying the hungry curiosity that runs at warp speed through my brain. I love all sorts of podcasts, from political to storytelling to teaching tips to personal growth. This month I’ve been plowing through the podcast “Happier With Gretchen Rubin”.  […]

Let Me Be: Poetry For Celebrating Summer Solstice

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Let Me Be: Poetry For Celebrating Summer Solstice

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Poetry For Celebrating Summer Solstice Oh, the water lilies. See how they seem to open wider out of their own opening? Let me unfold like that—without thinking, without assuming I’m already open enough.   Do not let me close up, all stiff and stoic, like a walnut that will not crack. Don’t let me become […]

My Favorite Moments of 2016 – In Photos

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My Favorite Moments of 2016 – In Photos

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Even when I can’t find the time/inspiration/concentration to write, I try to always pay attention to finding the extraordinary in the ordinary moments of life. I used to print out all my photos, hand write captions in photo albums and stick the images onto the pages, gently smoothing back the plastic to protect the memories […]

5 Gratitudes For 51

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5 Gratitudes For 51

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Happy birthday to me! This is 51…a morning spent under the glitter of Christmas tree lights and flickering candles, a hot coffee and a cuddly pup by my side. I sit and wonder how to describe my gratitude about turning another year older, scribbling in my journal as a cold rainfall trickles down the gutters […]