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Beautiful and Courageous

July 6, 2011

Today, I am heading to funeral.  I have the honor of singing for a man who was a brilliant musician.  I wish I had had the opportunity to sit with him for years and learn all he knew–just a reminder that time is fleeting and the importance of seizing the moment.  Uncle Elroy will be [...]

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Awareness + Will Power + Ritual = Transformation

April 4, 2011
Morning Practice

The alarm went off waking me from a deep sleep this morning.  I hate alarms and haven’t used one in years.  Last week, I decided to get up an hour and a half earlier than normal in order to have plenty of time to do my morning practice, and because I want to extend it [...]

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Limited Perspective

October 12, 2010

I had to drive to Daddy’s unexpectedly this morning.  His hemoglobin has bottomed out from the chemo so he is getting a blood transfusion.  He should feel much better in a couple of days. On my drive over, I saw the most brilliant sunrise.  I wanted to stop to photograph it but I needed to [...]

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What Do You See?

April 28, 2010

Believe it or not, this is a photo of the side of an old barn.  These are the colors that were present there. I simply ran up the saturation to emphasize those colors; otherwise, you would only see browns and grays with extremely subtle–almost undetectable–blues, reds, and yellows.  And look at the design!  I would [...]

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How to Stay Grounded During Difficult Times (part 2)

March 24, 2010

In part one of this series, we began to explore the difficulty in remaining grounded during troubled times.  Today, I am listing 8 ideas that have helped me move towards a solid sense of being grounded.  I hope at the end of this piece you will share the ways you stay grounded.  My readers and [...]

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