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There is enough hardship in the world. I want to acknowledge the heartaches and make room for the future. I'm using this space to commit to my self-care by sharing my practice with others.
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In an intolerant culture, practicing self-acceptance is an act of defiance.

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FEMA is now clearing the thousands of upended trees from the banks of the Swannanoa River. And in Swannanoa proper, FEMA is cleaning debris from the River. I can’t imagine all of the work that has gone into getting permission from landowners to start the cleanup. River from before storm:

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We can do the hard work of disagreeing with kindness. How many times do I want to avoid, or out of fear and then anger argue? The hardest challenge has been saying the difficult truth with kindness. War creates war, and the cycle repeats. Kindness might not stop war, but it makes one less weapon.

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the thing about kindness— [the one thing i'll never forget] is that it can reach a person in the most fearful of places where even love won't and this is why i hope

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After The Storm. Perspective is not always reality. I took this photo on Christmas Eve, when I could finally face the destruction in a residential area with parks I like. Someone placed a washed up chair, from a pile of debris from home nearby, looking out over the pond. It’s beguilingly peaceful.

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A Farewell to sanity

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To unwind in the evenings, my husband and I play the New York Times Games online. We play together and help one another when we get stuck. I realized tonight that we’ve been playing together for over a year. I’m not sure exactly what that means. We’re dedicated, though.

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#Januarty #Artshare Day 12| pink I love experimenting with various fabrics, beads & threads. This textile illustration was created entirely by hand. I cut out tiny scraps & hand embroidered them into place. Please share. #fabriccollage #embroidery #birdart #flamingo @bsky.art #sewing #quilt #art

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I’m throwing a cute grenade. You’ve just been hit by an explosion of Dulce cuteness.

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Happy New Year’s Eve. Sharing a moment of kindness between neighbors. One of my neighbors has chickens and drops off eggs now and then. They left this dozen with a sweet note. Maintaining these relationships is a priority for me.

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My attempt to start my 2025 planner has been thwarted, or shall I say I have been offered a brief respite

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As we recover from Hurricane Helene, the humor, irreverence, and moments of joy fill Swannanoa, North Carolina. There has been an overturned truck (next to an entire house that washed up) as part of the debris waiting to be removed. Now it is decorated for the holidays and I smile each I see it.

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Today is Qigong day. The office building I work in happens to have a Qigong Master who encourages anyone who works in the building, and others in the community to practice on the lawn with him over lunch on Wednesdays. I really needed the practice today. Our practice right now is Monkey.

submitted 173 days ago • 1 comment

Today, I mounted my photos for my very first entry into the local State Fair. Each year for the past 4 years, I’ve promised myself I would enter, and did not. This year, I kept my promise.

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Yesterday, I was purchasing foam core and adhesive spray to mount two photos that I enetered into my local State Fair. I was met with my own resistence “I’m paying more than I could get in a prize.” “Why am I wasting money?” Yet, I’ve wanted to enter photos in the Fair for two years. More in comment

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I’m grateful for the few moments of rest and break afforded me. They seem rare, limited by time, money, or my internalized productivity culture. I am disabled, and work almost full-time. My words here are an acknowledgement of my internalized ableism that I’m still in the process of dismantling.

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This life as a predator-prey mammal is full of confusion and conflict. It's quite hard work to check-in with these instincts and choose which one to follow. And sometimes, the choice makes itself before you can consciously act. I'm glad to be so very human.

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What to do when you are on a long hold that offers some not so good jazz music on perpetual loop? Embrace the jazz? Fina chore to do while you are waiting? Put in earplugs? :)

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