…on the question within the quiet

  “Where are my keys at?”   Today it was keys.  Last week it was a hat.  Tomorrow it could be a book, a calculator, a… anything.  Those with us who have a homing device for lost items (called a uterus in some circles) are used to these types of questions.  But… I had a…

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…on showing up and showing off

To all the women participating in today’s “World Without Women Day”, I thank you for all you are doing…  or not doing…  no, doing… to highlight the importance of women in the workplace, in the marketplace, and on the battle front for equality.  I appreciate what you… won’t be doing… today on my behalf. I…

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…on selfies and self ease. 

  “My favorite part of my body is my mouth.  It helps me eat and smile when I’m happy, and frown when I am sad.  It shows my expression, to let people know how I’m feeling.” These are some of the words that were a part of an assignment for my 4th grader.  They were…

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…on glad wrap, glad tidings and gladiolus

Glad Wrap.  There is nothing joyful about the annoying stuck-on-itself nature of this product, that, once started from its roll from a box that bites, is highly useful.  IF you can keep it from reaching back and grabbing itself in mid air on its way to its role as the sealer of all things lidless. …

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…on the lessons of fierce rather than the less-thans of fears.

My fear was the most confident thing about me. Whispering our fears into a flip turn to fierce turns the “less-thans” into lessons in courage.

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