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the ♥ files

I loved this so much, I just had to share.  Spectacular unfolding in the writing. You should date an illiterate girl. Date a girl who doesn’t read. Find her in the weary squalor of a Midwestern bar. Find her in…

the ♥ files

fingertips

fingertips running slowly under the curve of her soft feet triggered a memory of warm summer nights on park benches white dress silhouette Soft skin under the light of the stars And lamp posts bright even beneath the hovering of…

grief to relief

purple

He left her In Purple wonder Astonished In cowardice The last man she would think Incapable of love Basic human love Fellowship But then again Integrity was not his finest quality He’d kept secrets Living in fear And she lived…

building bridges

The importance of depth

Women are moved by depth. It’s why we seek out such deep connections with the people we relate to. It’s why historically we’ve had nurturing type roles. It’s why we feel so much compassion and empathy and MUST act on…

the ♥ files

not an overnighter…

  As they wheeled my father back into his hospital room I watched the exchange between he and my mom. I sat quietly behind them, wanting to be invisible, not wanting to disrupt them.  In a moment, the glances they exchanged told…

building bridges

the space between the knuckles

Resilient, enduring & fulfilling friendships do not happen by chance.  Although the seed from which they grow may come from a force larger than thus, their enduring quality is the result of nourishment and nurturing.  Like a garden- they must…

building bridges

something worth seeking out

We tend to seek out superhuman qualities in our partners as if our partners are meant to be superhuman beings.  But really we should seek an openness and willingness to evolve and expand in whatever areas are important to you….

expansion

Look forward, take one step closer

Some things, even for a writer are difficult to put into words.  I’ve lost some of the people closest to me in the last last years.  Each one following the other with the coming of the fall season.  I consider…

building bridges

The Way to Love…

‎”Never make someone a priority when to them, you are simply an option.” It’s funny I was schlepping up and over the mountain one morning last week and this quote came to mind.  And interestingly enough, a few days later, I…

the ♥ files

Stomping at Puddles

As I walked the 10 blocks home this afternoon in the pouring rain, my green and white flowered Gipsy skirt and white tank stuck to my body and rainwater dripped down my hair and face.  I smiled.  First I smiled…

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