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Let’s call this my pre-Lenten blog. Lent begins February 14 this year. Hope to give some food for thought to those of you who read this. Sometimes we are surprised by moments in our lives. Saturday, February 3, 2018 was one of those times for me. The picture I chose for this blog is of my “mindfulness” wall. The three clearly wood carved items I bought from the Shepherds of Bethlehem. Below I am sharing a short Facebook post I…..
We seem to live a world where public recognition is what everyone strives to attain. The award, the trophy, the plaque, the game ring, the money, all measure the value of our worth. I must admit at times I fall prey to those fantasies. I am not above wanting my poetry to sell and win awards when at home too many days with my thoughts. Then, I go to school and substitute…..
I have felt so drawn to the Women’s March in Washington D.C. since it was first mentioned. How would I get there? I do not travel enough to jump on a plane and go alone. No one was leaving from my little town. So, I started keeping an eye on the March’s Facebook page – then, the Michigan March’s Facebook page. Finally, the MEA (Michigan Education Association) said they had 5 buses…..
Re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul. -Walt Whitman Here I am 58 years old. I never I saw a day in the USA I would be so politically moved that I would want to join a march in Washington D.C. Me, quiet, normally non-intrusive, with my opinions. Focusing them in my poetry – a medium that can be embraced or rejected by the…..
I believe in our right of peaceful assembly and protest. I believe in religious freedom (Christianity is not the only path). I believe in our right to free speech. Our President-Elect offended, belittled, and divided many people and groups of people during his campaign. He has given loud voice to an under current in our country. We see now while we have come a long way in the same breath we have not. Yet, the…..
Romantic and longing for personal love has never been where my writing goes 95% of the time. My poetry, my therapy, expresses my faith and spirituality more than anything else. Romantic love finds itself last on my list – always more important things to consider. By the Pond (Dreams, Imaginings, Musings) does not stand alone. Everyone seems to be writing trilogies and so am I. I am actually in my fourth book of poetry on my computer…..
I thought I would explain the title of my book. The cover photo projects such a peaceful and approachable image of a pond and my daughter at about 8 or 9 years old. It was the perfect picture. I searched old photos and new on my computer. The original photo is of my daughter and a friend – I cropped it. The image of a little girl next to a pond on a beautiful day is…..
I never saw myself as someone who would attend protest marches and carry signs, but I can see a day now where that could be me. This presidential race is one of the most frightening I have ever seen. We have a choice between regression and separation or progress and unity. I honestly can say I never imagined a day in the United States of America when adolescent bullying and name calling would become a strategy…..
This is my Gramma Peggy – my dad’s mom. It is my favorite pic of her. Gramma was 4 feet and 10 inches tall with long gray hair when I first lived with her. She raised my sister and I after my dad died. I was 6. We did not have money but she loved us with a fierce love. I remember one time when Gramma’s sister Amelia move to our small town from Chicago. I…..
This blog seems to be my therapy lately. A place where I am as honest as I can be. Sometimes thing others look at as someones gift or talent may not feel like that to the person or artist. This is a scary and terrifying world to have a talent in. Your are loved and hated instantly. You are worshiped and cursed almost in the same breath. And, to make an error in judgement, speech, or action you are attacked…..
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