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{our own kind of dream to be weaving}

by stargardener

We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving. And we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing. ~Louisa May Alcott Earlier this week, I spotted this quote by Louisa May Alcott … And it has become my banner. Weaving [...]

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You are not a victim {anymore}

by stargardener

Choice, not chance, determines destiny. ~E.C. Mackenzie Tough words for some of us. We have weathered storms, the shipwrecks of our dreams … clinging to driftwood into order to make it to the shore of Starting Over.  When I post words like these, Braveheart … Please remember that each of us is in a different [...]

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Creating something better begins within …

by stargardener

The way you relate to your thoughts, that’s what you bring to every relationship you have, including the one with yourself. ~Byron Katie October of 2011 was a monumental time of declaration for me … A time of retooling {starting over and creating something better}. A time to decide. Thus, freeing up the energy being [...]

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The Dark, The Light and The Fear

by stargardener

The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It’s our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows. ~Brene Brown, Gifts of Imperfection The dark for me as I sat outside tonight: tomorrow’s appointment with my oncologist; its what-if’s and follow-up to more waiting to know … thoughts about admitting [...]

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Come out from hiding {no more living in shadows}

by stargardener

Question: In what way have I been living in the shadows in 2011? How might my life change if I came out into the light in 2012? What strengths could I discover and share if I gave up hiding my weaknesses?

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Redemption {via secret messages}

by stargardener

This concept of building, piece-by-piece — being sustained with manna from unexpected {unknown} sources … of secret messages being broadcast daily — awaiting even one person who will tune in and jot down a few notations — attracts me; it saves me. But it is difficult for me — even as a free-spirited, creative, fly-by-the-seat [...]

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Circles of Grace and Dormancy

by stargardener

If one daffodil is worth a thousand pleasures, then one is too few. ~William Wordsworth Daffodils are the perfect example of nature’s grace and of dormancy. Their growth cycle requires stages of darkness, of unattractiveness and inaction before every Spring bloom. Bloom which is followed by more of the same: dormancy. Continue reading here: Guest [...]

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The Chance to Love Everything

by stargardener

I imagined the red eyes, the broad tongue, the enormous lap. Would it be friendly too? Fear defeated me. And yet, not in faith and not in madness but with the courage I thought my dream deserved, I stepped outside. It was gone. Then I whirled at the sound of some shambling tonnage. Did I [...]

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{the adventurous daring to accept oneself}

by stargardener

Adversity may steal our hours and our attention, but adversity … can be survived. ~Julia Cameron, The Sound of Paper This morning as I art-journaled, I collaged a random strip of paper within a thin, empty space of a journal page; and wrote these words about freedom and life unfolding: Allow life to fill in [...]

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Believe. Bloom. Live Red.

by stargardener

Don’t diminish the impact of your words because you’re struggling to believe in yourself. ~Jeff Goins The past year has been a twisty, windy adventure of zooming spurts away from my comfort zone. Perennial health challenges had a role in creating tighter boundaries — which became more restrictive than protective. And I slipped into old [...]

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