YAY spring! A time of change, coming alive, and the fragrance of lilacs. It’s great to experience a surge of energy to clean up, clear out and begin the projects that seem to sit eternally on the To Do list. Some projects take us outside, others—like book projects—take us within. Writing a book is a […]
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Grab your coffee and get ready for your heart to melt when you read Janet’s story of falling in love. Even though it took place 70 years ago, it’s magical. Falling in love stories inspire our imaginations, making us feel a sense of hope.
Janet took my Story Writing class about a year ago, and the whole group enjoyed her reflections of her life. Just like those beginning college today, she had choices to make and seemed guided with good sense and maybe an angel on her shoulder.
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By a show of hands, who has ever felt a little more lonely as Valentine’s Day approaches because there is no someone special in your life who will remember you on that day? My hand is up, because I spent a decade being single. I know, it shouldn’t be a big deal, but somehow it
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When I hear about the Women’s March, I think about P.E.O. (a Philanthropic Educational Organization), and how they began their march for women 150 years ago. Our seven founders, then students of Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, marched single file into the chapel wearing identical aprons they made to announce their new society.
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I love to hear shoe stories. It’s my favorite workshop question because everyone—EVERYONE—has at least one good shoe story to tell that makes them laugh, shake their head and remember a tucked away day from the past. Our shoes are more than a fashion statement. They take us “…where we want to go and how we
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We hear it all the time: “It’s not my first rodeo.†That’s what we say whenever we’re talking about something we’ve done before. I’ve been thinking about this phrase a lot as we enter this wild unknown arena called 2019. Time brings with it the possibility for all sorts of experiences. You’ve got 365 days
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May this be a season of joy for you and those you love. May you feel safe and happy, generous and content, with gratitude for your life. And if, like me, sadness visits your heart at unexpected moments, remember to shine a gentle light upon the memories you hold of the cherished ones so
CREATIVITY  Have you ever wondered where creative types find their ideas to paint, compose or write? Many artists know their best work comes “through†them rather than “from†them. Today, I’ll call them Angels, yet I’ve used and heard other names: Spirit Guides, Higher Self, Automatic Writing, Inner Voice, to mention a few. John O’Donohue
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Dear Santa, How are you? I am fine. I’ve been mostly good this year and so I’m pretty sure you’ll be coming to my house, although we don’t have a chimney. So I don’t know how you’re going to break into our house—but you seem to know how to do it every year. So I’ll just
