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Category Archives: Sentimental

We’ve all heard stories about wishes coming true leading to misfortune and doom. But what if we wish for something to happen in the future? If there’s no monkey’s paw involved, we can at least hope, right? This week’s Finish the Sentence Friday prompt is “If I could have a conversation with anybody, it’d be…” […]

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There’s power and danger in asking “What if?” More danger than power I think, although power comes with knowing we can’t take back past decisions. Power’s gained in growing through choices we regret and found in adapting to a normal we never imagined.  Tonight’s post is a re-write of Life’s Turning Points, a post I […]

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My middle school had a Valentine’s Day flower-gram fundraiser. For $1, you could buy a pink or red carnation and have it delivered to any kid in school. You could sign your name, or send them anonymously. Popular girls flounced down hallways carrying handfuls, giggling and squeeing “I have no idea who they’re all from!”  […]

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I’d forgotten how much I love driving. Often, I avoid going places at all. But sometimes? Being on the road when the sun hints the end of the day is near, the world feels like endless possibilities. These moments make me feel as if we can each go anywhere. Driving on a road becomes a […]

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Turns out, there are a lot of Really Good Words. There are words so powerful and complex that they become short poems when spoken out loud. Others words are light and lyrical. Choosing a word of the year provides you with endless options to grow, to be, to explore. I thought a lot about choosing […]

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I suppose it’s possible for somebody to change her viewpoint without leaving home or meeting new people, but it’d be difficult. Maybe if she reads thousands and thousands of essays and articles with a true desire to learn and become more, she’d be able to make it happen.  But whoah, it’d be hard.   Experiences and […]

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