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"Behold, The land of the Little People…of which I am just one!" When I was a young mother, my children, niece, and nephews used to gather around as I told them make-believe stories. Fascination glowed from captivated faces. Otherwise squirming bodies calmed as together we set out on adventures into a magical land of little …
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Recently I posted a piece explaining why I love masks; they remind me of trying on new identities. Today, I explore a different perspective. Masks also speak to me of hiding my identity from others. Dark, mysterious masks inexplicably draw me. As if some unseen force lures. I imagine what the former masquerade balls were …
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Something magical happened after my morning writing. I became entranced with creating a header for my new creativity blog. The potential of Photoshop CS3 fascinated. I found logic giving way to artistic impulse; much the same way as when floral designing. I go into this "creative zone," which is extremely relaxing. Perhaps it is a switch from the left …
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I awoke early this morning and could not go back to sleep due to worry over my daughter Elya. She flew from Seoul, Korea to Hong Kong in order to celebrate the New Year with friends—all teaching English overseas in different countries. The last contact was a Christmas Eve video Skype, which was eight …
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My husband and I had a wonderful New Year's celebration in Las Vegas. As the clocked ticked down marking the end of 2009, a video show streamed overhead with visual memories of the past year while fireworks lit up the sky. I awoke this morning excited about 2010. In line with my blogging identity quest, …
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Day -1 "In Search of my Blogging Identity Quest" finds me exiting the New Year celebration in Las Vegas long enough to run up to the room, visit some blogs, and throw together a quick post—I'm such a diehard! What can I say? My personal commitment to visit at least one new blog everyday and …
Day -2 I'm on a quest to find my blogging identity! Last night I went to bed thoroughly depressed. After a weekend of visiting some pretty amazing blogs, I came to the realization that I am having a blogging identity crisis. As a hopeless creative eclectic who cannot seem to say no to "just one more …
As I look towards the New Year and coming decade, the desire to take a personal inventory prevails. My burgeoning artistic projects and passions have become unruly. Like a plant that outgrows pot and climbs up and over the garden wall; runners stretch out in all directions while roots dig deeply firmly into my life's soil. So much to …
I just returned from taking my husband and stepson to the airport. They fly out to his family in Texas while my stepdaughter and I will follow in two days. The house is hushed save a faint ticking from the living room clock. I am alone. Yet in this silence, an irresistible "in between place" …
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