Five Minute Friday: Jump

April 19, 2013

It’s been a hectic week. And a numb week. The Boston Marathon bombing and the explosions in Texas had a distinct effect on my heart. So, as the week draws to a close, with the sun dawning on a chilly Spring morning, I want to take five minutes just to write. Today’s focus: jump As [...]

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Instructions for Life – Risk

April 15, 2013

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. ~Dalai Lama I am many things, but not a risk taker. After all, I even read the FCC statements that come with a new phone before I’ll use the phone.  I look both ways twice before crossing the street. And you will never [...]

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Trifextra: From what could be to what is

April 13, 2013

Ah, Trifextra, I’ve missed you….I love the magic of coaxing meaning from 33 words. No more. No less. This weekend’s prompt: 33 words inspired by… “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” ― Paulo Coelho, Alchemist     The glimmer of the dream dances Just out of my grasp each day [...]

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Dismantle the walls

April 10, 2013

  I claim to want a boyfriend. Or later, perhaps, a husband. And I do. Truly. But while there haven’t been many likely boyfriend candidates in recent history, I still recognize in myself the deliberate distance I unintentionally create. It is clearly evident in my refusal to let someone in. Today, I’m over at JustBeEnough thinking [...]

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