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Tag Archives: writing
New Year’s reflections and resolutions, 2020 version
I seem to be getting quite a few hits on last year’s New Year’s reflections during these days leading up to the New Year, so I thought I’d better offer a more up-to-date version. How did I do with these … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories, Quilting
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Tagged blogging, Children's stories, families, friendship, inspiration, motivation, New Year's, New Year's resolutions, quilting, running, writing
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8 Comments
New Year’s reflections and resolutions, 2019 version
A new year is upon us; January 1, 2019 is just a few days away. My, how time flies. As far as I know, I’m the only one in my family who makes New Year’s resolutions, although I should ask … Continue reading →
Posted in Children's stories, Life stories
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Tagged 2019, blogging, Creativity, family, friendship, happiness, inspiration, motivation, New Year's resolutions, news, perseverance, quilting, relationships, running, writing, Writing for children
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Happy Easter, Happy Passover, Happy April Fool’s Day, and … Happy National Poetry Month!
Yes, it’s true, aside from being both Easter and April Fool’s Day (which seems a bit unseemly, but there you go), today is the start of National Poetry Month. Especially for those of us who live where every year we … Continue reading →
Posted in Children's stories, Writing
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Tagged animals, Carol Despeaux Fawcett, children, Creativity, drawing, inspiration, national poetry month, poetry, rhyming, writing, Writing for children
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Writing through grief
Journal writing as therapy has been long accepted and encouraged for dealing with grief, trauma, pain, depression, addictions and other challenges we face as human beings. Psychotherapists use journal therapy as one of their tools, and specialists give workshops in self-reflective … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories, Writing
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Tagged aging, blogging, Carol Despeaux Fawcett, Creativity, Cynthia Reyes, grief, inspiration, journal therapy, journaling, loss, pain, poetry, trauma, writing
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11 Comments
A New Year’s tradition: reflections, resolutions, and dreams of fresh starts
What a lot of articles and blog posts about New Year’s Resolutions these days. How to have realistic resolutions. How to stick to your resolutions. Use a fortune cookie to frame your resolutions. Set goals instead of establishing resolutions (I think maybe … Continue reading →
Posted in Life stories, Odds and Ends
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Tagged blogging, goals, motivation, New Year's resolutions, older runners, reflection, renewal, resolutions, running, training, writing, Writing for children
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16 Comments
Retirement or no retirement, that seems to be a question these days
The expression “Freedom 55” has gone the way of the dodo, and there are more and more articles about 70 being the new 60. Retirement age is being pushed back, and (some) people talk about not being able to imagine … Continue reading →
Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Life stories, Odds and Ends
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Tagged aging, exercise, life choices, Margaret Wente, old, Retirement, travel, work, writing
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Philosophy, Buddhism, paths to happiness … and writing
If ever there was a time when people might want to explore new paths to happiness, it is now. The world order has been turned upside down and compassion and civility across political divides is sorely lacking. Possibly because of … Continue reading →
Posted in Just wondering, Odds and Ends, Writing
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Tagged Buddhism, happiness, inspiration, meditation, mindfulness, philosophy, thinking, writing
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Resettlement: Fractured yet Whole
Originally posted on Duck? Starfish? But…23:
“Oh, poor old Red Island,” dad would intone in a voice heavy with regret. He’s been gone almost thirty-five years but I can see him now, hunched forward in the old wooden rocking chair,…
Posted in Life stories, Uncategorized
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Tagged Canada, history, Newfoundland, outports, writing
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