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Figuratively Off-Roading

Multiple times I have written about leaving the paved path and making progress. Well, I find myself at a new trailhead in life. It is time, once again, to go figuratively off-roading.   Have you ever gone hiking? My introduction to the activity came during the time I was dating my Hubby Guy. I lived

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Declare His Message

While out for a walk a few weeks back, a Blue jay caught my attention. Somehow the sounds of a solitary bird managed to rise above the cacophony of a busy intersection. His emphatic call caused me to seek him out. I glanced up and to my right just in time to see him straighten

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Risk For Reward

A local Authors Festival drew me to the big library downtown. I went alone and felt every second of my choice to spend time with complete strangers in a public place. The phrase “risk for reward” propelled me room to room, like a trolling motor for a tiny skiff. In the end, a few nuggets

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Search For Safety

It seems to me life feels either like a warzone or a wonderland. Somehow, the middle ground goes unnoticed. And really, I remember more of the times when I feel like I move from one battle to the next. Wonderland memories sink to the bottom of my consciousness. Because of that, I search for safety most

person underwater holding anchor scale model

Anchors Aweigh

For weeks now, my inspiration for new posts lags behind my desire to write new posts. Other writing holds more of my attention. For the second week in a row, I offer you a slightly reworked blast from the past. The post below, originally written in September of 2017 with the same title of Anchors