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  • Ladies of WIND.

    The ladies of WIND sang last night. I loved that we are not 'singers' but we used our voices and fearlessly shared Christmas songs.    We knew the general tunes and used phones to follow the lyrics.   I love… Continue reading

  • Unless they match reality.

    Reading Martha Beck's article in O Magazine….I read this; "Choosing to be happy, like choosing to be healthy, means committing to actions that create those states. The good news is that the actions required for happiness are surprisingly simple.  Just… Continue reading

  • Hiking

    In O Magazine, an article about The Motivation Manifesto by Brendon Burchard… "Get Out of Your Own Way" "Most oppression comes not from others but from a source we least suspect: ourselves. Self-oppression is evident whenever we limit ourselves. We… Continue reading

  • Unique Moral Truth

    A sentenced popped out to me while reading this article online.   "The experience solidified Megan’s increasing conviction that no person or group could claim a monopoly on moral truth."   What, I wondered is "moral truth"? Who gets to… Continue reading

  • Being Me!

    Eleven years ago, this day was the beginning of my end.  What felt like the worst day ever…turned out to be the best day ever.   The brutal reality of abuse sat its ugly self down and destroyed all of who… Continue reading

  • Joy Full!

    There are well meaning phrases we take for granted and do not pause to think about their unintended burden. "What a Joy, she has brought to your life…." is one. The bringer of Joy, can have negative consequences on so… Continue reading

  • Soul Felt Its Worth

    "Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness."  Alejandro Jodorowsky I have had the honor in talking to some young women, who have recently left the religion they were born in, and they shared how oddly they are… Continue reading

  • Yes to Me.

    I just began listening to "Year of Yes – How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun, and Be Your Own Person."  By Shonda Rhimes. One of her lines was "Saying No has gotten me to this life I… Continue reading

  • In Front of It.

    My Lady and I had a wonderful Art Affair.  Thanks to my daughter for all her help in making this possible, and for doing the business in the booth.  I was then able to visit and connect to so many… Continue reading

  • Keweenaw Art Affair!

    This coming Saturday, I will be in the Keweenaw Art Affair.  It is the first Art Show that My Lady will be in.  This seemed hard to believe.   When I look at the vast amount of quilts I have… Continue reading