The Grip of the Gripe: Shutting the Duck Up
“Get your ducks in a row.”~Anonymous I’m not a griper, at least not an out-loud griper. My griping is done in the privacy of my […]
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Reflective Writing
Compelled to Protest
Bob Libal is a quiet, unassuming young man. He and his organization’s video compelled me to participate in a march with about 700 other protesters
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A Critical Eye for an I: Why I Write and Why I Want to Quit
In the long run,we shape our lives,and we shape ourselves.The process never endsuntil we die.And the choices we makeare ultimatelyour own responsibility.~~Eleanor Roosevelt Twenty-five pages
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Take It or Leave It: Coming Alive in 2015
“And if we want to experience that aliveness, we cannot keep waiting for things to change, for everything to be just right…Only when you decide
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“Are You in the Natural Flow or Time Obsessed?”
“When we’re forcing or resisting, we’re pushing the whole system— our bodies and everything around us—out of balance.”— Sarah Susanka The Not So Big Life:
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A Huge Sigh of Relief
“I return to the fact that the aim and purpose of practice is to immerse ourselves so completely in life that we are life itself
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“A 2015 Wish for You: A Not So Big Life”
“If you focus simply on what is in front of you to do, everything else will take care of itself.” — Sarah Susanka, The Not
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“Who’s Driving the Bus? Offering a Little Presence for Your Parts”
“If we are to live without silencing or numbing essential parts of who we are, a vow must be invoked and upheld within oneself.” —
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“The Masks We Wear”
Halloween’s Famous Ninja Turtle Corgi No one ever comes to our Northwest Austin door for Halloween. But this year, I’m not in Austin. Where am
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“Finding Myself at Home: The Transformation”
“Home is where your story begins.”– Annie Danielson My house and I were not in sync. The space and I “were not one,” not by
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