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Freedom

More Letting Go

May 4, 2010

Last week I wrote about letting go of expectations.  As I prepared to move back to Georgia, I attempted to think through my expectations and intentionally let go of them.  My sister even expressed her concern about some expectations I might have about moving so close to my childhood home.  I assured her that I [...]

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Caretaking as Lifestyle

April 23, 2010

Yesterday, I spoke about living a simple life.  I’ve been moving towards simplicity for a few years now.  Living simply seems to suit me, and I believe it is better for our planet.  I experience less stress and more freedom when living simply.  I don’t have to participate in the consumption rat race, and I [...]

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Disoriented in the Woods

April 16, 2010

In the last couple of weeks, I’ve noticed that I get a tad confused about my path while walking in the woods—ever since the snow melted.  I remember that I had the same problem for a few days when the snow first fell.  I don’t get lost, but the path simply isn’t as clear.  The [...]

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She Jumped the Tracks

April 14, 2010
Honesdale Train

While I am quite excited about moving near family and old friends again, I confess to feeling somewhat apprehensive.  I left GA 25 years ago.  I am not the same person I was then. When I left Augusta in 1985, I moved to SC to work at a church as the assitant to the youth [...]

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Splashing Inside My Chest

March 30, 2010

When the ocean surges, don’t let me just hear it.  Let it splash inside my chest! Rumi I think of all the times that I have missed experiencing life deeply; all the times that life flirts with me, invites me, asks me to dance, and I fail to notice.  I don’t notice because I’m distracted, [...]

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Letting Go

March 3, 2010

This Blue Jay seems to be grasping the branch with all his might.  When he grasps so tightly, he has to place all of his focus right there upon that which he grasps, thus, his focus becomes very small and limited. When I am grasping, clutching, clinging to something, whether onto a belief, idea, person, [...]

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Be Overwhelmed!

March 2, 2010

I glanced at this photo recently and thought how beautiful it is.  It’s a unique perspective, isn’t it?  But while the tree provides a really cool frame for the mountain landscape, it is also extremely limiting.  I began wondering about my own limited view.  What are the frames I use to give me a false [...]

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Zip-a-dee-do-dah

February 3, 2010

Mister Bluebird wasn’t on my shoulder but he was surprisingly close!  I had put out various bird houses around the yard, and this fellow decided to set up home right outside my back window.  He was quite brave and protective!  Unfortunately, he saw his reflection in my window, so he began doing battle with himself.  [...]

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