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excuses versus reasons

Wandering + other things I have no words for …

by stargardener

in mile marker,multiple sclerosis,reframing,right brain planning

Sunday mornings I glide from sleep into journal mode. Today I noticed a common thread {sharp and jagged}: this is the third consecutive week I have awaken with a sense of overwhelm + the need to drain {vomit} it via hand-written entries upon the pages of what has become My Sunday Journal. It has become [...]

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Suffering often feels like failure

by stargardener

in challenge,right brain planning,secret message

We cannot afford not to fight for growth and understanding, even when it is painful, as it is bound to be. ~May Sarton There are times when I want to fast-forward, when I want to write without edits or type letters freely in order to get {it} out. I typically scribble these notations in one [...]

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Heroes & possibilities: finding light in the darkness and redefining your capabilities.

by stargardener

in Begin,challenge

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them. ~Henry David Thoreau I believe all of us are called to fly … We resist it at first because we believe that flying is for super heroes and other characters [...]

Tagged as: daily note, everything cannot be a crisis, excuses versus reasons, The Art Journaler

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Freeing ourselves from if-only’s and should’s

by stargardener

in artistic goals,right brain planning

It’s to capture an inner feeling, a moment in time so quickly passing … A moment that is beyond words, almost beyond thought. ~Betty Jean Billups   There are times when I have sparks of inspiration and how-to’s, and I make well-intentioned promises to myself … it feels beyond words, those moments in time … [...]

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Underdog? Or habitual {self-determined} victim?

by stargardener

in authentic,doing the work,mile marker,overcome

Most of us cheer for {side with; defend} the underdog: a person in the midst of being “behind” or overlooked or seemingly in a situation she cannot change. We want her to know she is not alone — to feel included and to overcome the hurdles of her past. Listen, are you breathing just a [...]

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