100 Day Project - Day Twenty One
The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all. Josiyah Martin I relate to this. Intellectually and pragmatically I understand the need for all the phases (and dare say I can do...
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Meditating and musing today on shadow, and wholeness, and magic in the everyday. And these guys sum it up so much more elegantly than I... “No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from...
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Sometimes, the more going on inside both my head and heart, the quieter & more composed I become on the outside. Suppression? Sublimation? Yes, and yes. Inside there’s a volcano at play. Outside,...
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Sesame seed tear. Not sure how long it was there before I noticed it. Not sure how it landed or what it was crying for. But it felt like it belonged.
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This is about the time I normally drop out of this 100 day challenge because I’ve not been able to post for the past few days (working, travelling and a little overwhelmed) so now I’m “behind”. Arrgh!...
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The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. Kate Chopin I love seahorses. Always have. This little guy was enjoying the sunshine through the window today. It made him sparkle. Their symbolic meaning is...
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Human freedom involves our capacity to pause between the stimulus and response and, in that pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight. The capacity to create...
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…and everything burned in blue, everything a star Pablo Neruda Fire; element of creation, transformation and destruction. I'm a redhead (with trademark fiery temperament), a Sagittarian (a fire sign,...
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"Butterflies are not insects," Captain John Sterling said soberly. "They are self-propelled flowers." Robert A. Heinlein Remember to look up. Even in a stairwell. You never know when you might find...
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Trust your heart if the seas catch fire, live by love though the stars walk backward. e. e. cummings The only calibration that counts is how much heart people invest, how much they ignore their fears...
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We are our choices. Jean-Paul Sartre I really love having options. Lots of paths to explore, a variety of things to do, choices to make from lots of possibilities. It’s one of the things that makes...
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Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart... live in the question. Rainer Maria Rilke You can't lie to your soul. Irvine Welsh
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There’s something especially delicious about a Sunday on a Bank Holiday weekend. I’m working and trying to figure out a mega packing schedule for the next few weeks (which is really challenging my...
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Even after all these years of doing it, it still amazes me when I get into a large tin can with a couple of hundred other people, travel for 8-10 hours, land on the other side of the globe, and step...
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I grew up surrounded by the love of my aunts and I feel their strong guiding presence every day, even now. They all offered me something different and special and I‘m so thankful for those particular...
View Article100 Day Project - Day Fifty Nine
Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences Sylvia Plath Inspired by a writer’s residency last week to resurrect some ideas for a book that I put into a mental lockbox about 12 years ago, I...
View ArticlePreparing to launch
I listened to this audiobook this week and it enabled me to put some of the practical finishing touches to the project that's been brewing in me for a few months now - see next post. My project is not...
View ArticleEnough IS enough - Phase One, Day One
It's kinda amusing that I'm back here, starting to document a new project when the last post is a clear indicator of how well I sometimes stick to projects. The irony is not lost on me. Nevermind, I...
View ArticleThe Vision
The vision behind the project - the big picture. Sometimes it’s the ground for what’s figural, sometimes it’s the anchor for stability, sometimes it’s the fuel for flight.
View ArticleHome - getting to the heart of it
The notion of ‘home’ has always fascinated me. I believe it means different things to different people but recently I’ve become a little fixated with getting to the core of what it means for me, right...
View ArticleEnough IS enough - Phase One, Day One Hundred and Three
Project: Enough IS enough: A year of less, to determine what's enough and create space for more… (aka Transformation to Turtle Time) Why: Designed to tackle my mental, emotional, physical and...
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