Crusade
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Where it is wanted.
Today I was once again, or I was STILL reviewing the two events on Saturday; one a beautiful wedding and the other the collision of estrangement..my family of origin and I…many I hadn't seen face to face in almost 9… Continue reading
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Define as Love.
My behaviors seem odd, strange and a bit dramatic, IF you can't see the reasons for why I act this way. I can understand the confusion, for I went along with the show for 46 years and then, all… Continue reading
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Remains the Same
For the past few days I have sat in Reflection…allowing myself to process and feel the events…the encounters or the lack thereof…to see what is what or what is not. What I failed to consider, oddly, is how others see… Continue reading
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A roar
WIND Ladies took in the Clothesline Project…we who are trying to create a movement…and in order to do that we need movement. It doesn't mean helping the broken….it means stopping the ones who break others by abusing them. What we… Continue reading
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The other end of abuse!
The last time I saw my mother, I felt inside…what is pictured above. A small woman in comparison to the world, and especially in her presence. A woman without a voice, a choice. When I walked into her home, three… Continue reading
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Who they are…
I was hesitant to do yoga…for I thought I would be overwhelmed with sorrow or sadness, that my disappointment of my family would take over each pose. But, nothing happened, like that. I was strong and had balance and flexibility.… Continue reading
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I know the difference.
Ever since I heard my mother is coming, as well more siblings than I had originally thought; I have been in a state of Dread. I had to look up Dread, to make sure I have the correct meaning. "To… Continue reading
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A New Play
I think I thought I had to prepare to be different. Prepare to change. Prepare to move backwards, to undo, un-think, un-act. Prepare to undo the authenticity, to no longer be the me that I have uncovered in the painful… Continue reading
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Back When I was 7
"You prepared to see you mother at the wedding?" my husband says to me tonight. "She's not coming," I say….confidently. He says, "SHE'S coming, so you better be prepared." I am to prepare myself for this? How exactly am… Continue reading
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Beyond Fabric!
I am not sure what I expected the Meet the Artist event to be like, but it was way cool….very nicely set up, flowers, cake and refreshments….with wonderful people milling about….surrounded by my quilts. Yet it wasn't about me….really… Continue reading