Tag: judgement

“Enlightenment is Imminent” (In the Spirit of the Hawk)

I get to feel out loud when I write. It qualifies what is inside and makes it more real. Accountable, vulnerable, exposed and real. Why not? If judgments are coming my way they are coming whether I expose my humanness or not. They are coming whether they are accurately evaluated; or not. Putting myself out there […]

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I Am a Rock (But What is Inside?)

My friend and I used to have this discussion about how we were often referred to as rocks as in: “a rock”.  That context brings about an image of being tough, unpenetratable, able to deflect hard things without feeling them.  Paul Simon also pairs that image with being “an island”.  I have been both of these […]

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When to Duct Tape

My daughter is having ACL (knee) surgery so I am writing. I walked with her into the hospital early this morning fighting the demons that churn in my soul regarding not only my own unpleasant experience with ACL reconstruction but perhaps more intensely the return to this hospital where I spent so much time watching my […]

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“Gypsy” by Fleetwood Mac; Meaning Explored

Last night I heard a rendition of Fleetwood Mac’s “Gypsy” sung by Katie Basden on the tv show “The Voice” that stoked me to tears.  (I know. I know. That doesn’t take much these days, but still.)  I interpreted (actually, I felt) those lyrics on a level that I haven’t quite received in this capacity […]

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