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Posted on June 13, 2016February 24, 2019

Keeping the Light On.

Photo: Reuters/Lisi Niesner Have you ever been wrestling with demons in the darkness only to discover, when the light comes on, that the demons are not who you thought they…

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Posted on August 17, 2015November 18, 2022

Digging Deeper

I was just in the Hoh rainforest where I witnessed this squirrel digging for treasure. The energy and certainty with which it dug was envious…and there was something I recognized…

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Posted on April 5, 2015December 28, 2019

Saying No to Distractions

I was preparing for dinner and thinking about what I wanted to read while eating when a voice said “just stop”. It wasn’t an angry voice. More like a gentle…

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Posted on December 15, 2014December 29, 2019

More about rushing…

According to Cheryl Richardson, I may be addicted to adrenaline. Which explains a lot about rushing, the topic of my previous post. It also makes me laugh because when I…

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Posted on November 30, 2014November 18, 2022

Slowing Down

Today has been a quintessential Stella Sunday… and I really needed that calm, timeless day to recharge my batteries. I have been rushing too much lately. So this morning, instead…

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Posted on February 3, 2013August 4, 2013

Breakthrough!

I’m standing at the stove cooking dinner and singing “Ding dong the witch is dead. Which old witch? The wicked witch…” In my ongoing metamorphis to simplify and transfer list…

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Posted on July 2, 2012November 18, 2022

Adolescence

On Friday morning, I walked the labyrinth at Whidbey Institute in celebration of my friend Evan’s thirteenth birthday. As I circled inward, an old song began to play in my mind. It…

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Posted on August 1, 2011November 18, 2022

I Will Write in the Middle of Everything??

I know. Affirmations are supposed to be positive statements. Well, I can’t tell a lie. I’m positive that I won’t write in the middle of everything. Experience has proven this…

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