Another’s view
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All perfect
This Fall weather is simply breathtaking. It is actually hard to go to work, ignoring the facts of what glorious things I could be doing outside. I drove along the lakeshore and whimpered at the lake, the colors and the fresh fall… Continue reading
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With Change Comes Loss
I heard on a podcast, that with change comes loss. Doesn't that make sense? I think harder than adding something new, is losing something old. Giving up a part of your life that has become comfortable, even… Continue reading
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My Full Time Job is my Mental Health
"My full time job, is my Mental Health" Elizabeth Gilbert When this is the focus, our first question being, how will this affect me mentally, our lives take us on different roads. We dare to make choices that are… Continue reading
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Expression of Their Imaginations
I have a few days between my Art Workshop and now; space to digest its process. Was it a success based on teaching Art? And, how do you gauge the success, or failure, as a teacher? What the class taught… Continue reading
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Believed, the podcast
On the route today, I listened to the podcast "Believed" on NPR Radio. You can listen here https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510326/believed My take away is that it is so powerful for victims of sexual abuse to be BELIEVED. It is hard to… Continue reading
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Mental Lady
I was asked about my intentions with my blog. It was suggested that I blog to abuse the abused. I went back to April of 2009 and found this post. When the Blog idea came to me, I could envision… Continue reading
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2+ Days
Yesterday during a Tim Ferris Podcast, I heard about a couple ideas that I love. He was speaking to Jim Collins. One was "Who Lucky". Who were you lucky to meet along your journey, who helped grow you into who… Continue reading
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The Mastery of Love
This week I listened to "Don Miguel Ruiz" on Maria Shriver's podcast "Meaningful Conversations". What I loved about the podcast is, it is the author speaking about the book, "The Mastery of Love" and he is doing so with someone… Continue reading
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Circle of Abuse
"Rape culture is a sociological concept for a setting in which rape is pervasive and normalized due to societal attitudes about gender and sexuality." What many fail to recognize is how their own upbringing is a contributing factor in… Continue reading
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Keep it in the dark.
As I followed along on a Facebook feed, my feelings were of frustration. https://www.facebook.com/catherine.haataja/posts/10218743622122398?comment_id=10218760461623375¬if_id=1547850850956528¬if_t=feed_comment_reply Frustration of two different viewpoints not really understanding the other. Their intentions to be heard, fell on deaf ears; neither side making inroads into a topic… Continue reading