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Tag Archives: personal growth
The Diaspora of Beauty
Two weeks ago 1,500 pieces of fine art, furniture, porcelain, and jewelry from my parents’ estate were auctioned off to people from 53 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. With sales totaling $832.6 million, it was … Continue reading
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Tagged abundance, community, energy, family, gifts, inner child, love, personal growth, Self, synchronicity, wealth
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Stay Open To It All!
The title of this blog borrows from a poem in Space Between called “The Way.” It turns out to be good advice, especially when traveling.
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Tagged abundance, Aurora Borealis, caring, climate change, energy, nature, personal growth, philanthropy, poetry, synchronicity
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It’s Here
I am delighted to announce that my new poetry book, Space Between, is now available! You can find it at the following vendors today, with Amazon distribution coming soon.
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Tagged abundance, community, energy, family, gifts, inner child, love, meditation, nature, personal growth, poetry, Self, self exploration, synchronicity
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The Thread of Poetry in the Span of Life: Announcing ‘Space Between’
I’m happy to share some exciting news!
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Tagged community, family, gifts, inner child, love, nature, personal growth, poetry, self exploration
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Revisiting Beauty
A friend recently gave me John O’Donohue’s book, Beauty, and it helped explain why beauty is so important to me. If you have read my memoir, perhaps you recall the last paragraph about beauty: “We can own a photograph, or … Continue reading
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Tagged abundance, gifts, inner child, love, nature, personal growth, self exploration, synchronicity
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Shhhhh! Argue At A Whisper!
My husband and I usually work through a disagreement before going to sleep, but after a stressful day of travel recently, we were too tired, and the excitement of having a family weekend at Lake Tahoe … Continue reading
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Tagged community, family, Paul, personal growth, self exploration
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Extroverts and Introverts
Do you get your batteries charged by being at a party, or by being on your own? When you go home alone do you reach for the phone or sigh and settle into a good book or movie? These are … Continue reading
Untangling The Family Web
When a friend took me to see “The Wild Center” in Tupper Lake, New York, last weekend, a giant spider web captured my imagination. It reminded me of something I learned while writing my book; that while the family we … Continue reading