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A Safe Place
"I put it in a safe place." How many of you have done this? Put an important item in a 'safe place', and then moved on with the hurly-burly of life, and...were unable to locate the item when needed, bewildered? I've learned to relax for several days, letting the...
Long to belong? Come hold my hand
You belong.You belong on this earth, you belong in the room. You belong to humanity and you belong to everything good and true. You belong. It is truly amazing how we can fool ourselves (or let other things fool us) into believing that we do not belong. We can...
Live like a rock star
"I am a star!" This statement of self-respect has knocked a few people off their axis. Relatively speaking, I'm thought to be prideful and/or addled by some - I see it in their squinty stink eyes. I do not fit into the more regular shapes of round, square, or...
Strawberry Blonde
"What did you do to your hair?" my mother said. I blinked at the remark.. I wasn't prone to mirror reflection, growing up matter-of-fact about my appearance. Just like her, my model. We'd vacationed in California, and I had enjoyed my week in the sun, thriving....
Unpacking
Moving is an overwhelming endeavor. There are so many components to the process, as well as so much stuff. Moving is an overwhelming endeavor because it's packed with emotions, some happy, some hopeful, some sorrowful and regretful. Moving is an overwhelming endeavor,...
Jeanie’s Just Jealous
Jeanie’s Just Jealous, a picture book by PJ Colando 1: Daddy scoops his girls into a hug and says, “I love you both.” 2: Emma stays tight when Jeanie lets go... 3: Vexed, Jeanie crosses her arms and taps her toe. 4: Daddy winks: “Jeanie’s just...
TRY
I used to work with public school special needs children. It was way back when, before personal computers, let alone i-Pads at everyone's desk. It was also the days of plentitude in California, when every element of education was free - even the paper and pencils....
Bel Canto
I went to a daylong literary event recently and came away with more than inspiration, knowledge, and new books. I heard someone say that Ann Patchett's book 'Bel Canto' was a happy book. Now, perhaps, I will have the courage to read it...It was my mother's...
Blue Bird of Happiness
Happiness is craved, for me as much as anyone, I confess. In search of evermore accurate ways of quantifying human happiness, researchers at the University of Vermont have tuned into Twitter. Seriously, the Hollywood hype forum has come under academic scrutiny. Must...
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