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The Journey Evolved
A long time ago, I read a book called Introvert Power . It was bold yellow and thick with a lot to say—a whole rich depth of love for self and humanity that prior was not mainstream-valued nor seen. The wisdom kept hidden there, in all of us, was dormant, malnourished, and stunted in growth, but not anymore. Most obvious to me, out here in North Carolina along the Outter Banks shore and through the beautiful state of Virginia, is that introvert power—really that deeply-rooted
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Nov 21, 20253 min read


Working Together
Today I had a craving for pickles, and because I just wanted to go into the grocery store and TRUST without much thought, I grabbed a jar...
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Aug 17, 20253 min read


Real World Healing
Link to Purchase New Book: https://shorturl.at/0VpcD What is healing? That is the question I’ve gotten the most. I started putting...
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Jun 19, 20256 min read


Free-Verse, Free-Page
Free-verse, free-page. Freewriting. Amazing how much and how quickly the mind can come here and relax. Paper is a mind refuge for me—a...
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May 4, 20254 min read


Open Moments
To write for the ground or to write more openly, in the mystical air? I’m not so worried anymore. I have my plan—my loose-knit plan, knit...
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Mar 22, 20253 min read


Gratitude List
Being let go from jobs is getting old, but it’s not wearing me down. What’s been gained? I have learned more—gotten stronger, wiser, and...
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Mar 8, 20253 min read


Be Yourself
Silence today, the cozy warmth of another day off hybernating within. I’m lucky in that I requested an extra day off this week ahead of...
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Jan 2, 20253 min read


Self-Love Balance
The rain trickles light on the moss-speckled roof as I stay in bed, Scrat nestled on my back, writing on the pages nearest—not in the...
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Oct 14, 20243 min read


Butterfly Rocks
Today, I feel proud, both relaxed and in service too. That last part may sound strange since I don’t volunteer anywhere or take part in...
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Jul 20, 20243 min read


Shared Journey
There is a genuine sense of kinship in the air, cultivated by realness and open hearts I can’t deny. It has spread across the country and...
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Jun 15, 20244 min read


Believe Rock
This last rock in the series I collected two winters ago, just before painting my way out to Indiana and back, is definitely a light I...
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Jun 7, 20244 min read


Honoring You and Honoring Me
There’s an underlying beauty to the universe, always at work, even if we can’t moment to moment see it. I find myself trying to replace...
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Apr 21, 20242 min read


Lucky Rock
You know that feeling when you’re so happy and creatively aligned, you could lay back with your thoughts and bask in the light of them...
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Mar 16, 20243 min read


Tractor Beam Rock
I’m not going to compare side by side or focus on the negative or stress over a way out. I don’t need one, and I do know this because in...
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Feb 5, 20243 min read


Reclaim the Ocean
Directionally, let me plunge into the space that is my own----liquid vast and soft as I release gravity and find a being I once knew...
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Jan 24, 20243 min read


A Pause for Acknowledging
What do I do when my pen has stopped and my ink has dripped off the lines and into the margins, much like the rings from my last...
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Jan 13, 20244 min read


Moon Song
I made a resolution last New Year's to try writing a song, and despite my doubts and lack of genuine interest until today, the...
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Dec 23, 20232 min read


Alchemy Rock
One afternoon last week, through intense breath and focused wind, I blended the outermost colors of this rock until the vibrant spots...
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Dec 6, 20233 min read


Personal History
Retracing my footsteps in the snow as I make my way back along the forgotten trail reminds me of my morning ink-tracks——the path by pen I...
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Nov 1, 20232 min read


The Journey
Moment to moment, this journey means infinitely more. As I watch my cat smell my robe, draped over the nearby chair by the open window,...
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Oct 6, 20232 min read
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