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Tell us about the last thing you got excited about. The last thing I truly got excited for was the weekend. That started last night as I left work, a bit early even… left early because businesses are so slow, ours is no different. The traffic on the roads for Friday night was not the…
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How would you design the city of the future? First, I grew up watching the Jetsons on Saturday morning and I imagined the future to be that… at least in the city. As a country girl who cherishes the solitude of my acres and dead-end dirt road existence, the city I see would be more…
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Reflections on Change, Challenge, and the Enduring Power of Hope Life is an ever-evolving choreography, each day composed of mental, physical, social, and work routines—steps learned and unlearned as circumstances shift. We never know what the future or even tomorrow ever holds. Sometimes, it feels as though we are gliding on a smooth floor, each…
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Where did your name come from? My name came to me by way of my parents, of course. I was the firstborn child to my parents in 1958. This was long before we ” knew” what was coming, my mama said we were just excited and surprised at birth by a boy or a girl.…
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A Reflection on Purpose and Inspiration Motivation is the invisible engine that propels each of us forward, shaping the arc of our ambitions and coloring the tapestry of our daily lives. For me, motivation springs from a mosaic of sources—curiosity, creativity, and the profound faith that fills my soul and gives me a desire to…
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From 10 to 1 What are your top ten favorite movies? My favorite movies number more than 10, but here goes… 10. The Expendables (any of the 3) 9. Rambo (any of them) 8. Rooster Cogburn 7. True Grit 6. Night of the Grizzly 5. We bought a Zoo 4. Yours, Mine, and Ours 3.…
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What do you enjoy most about writing? Writing for me has always been a silent voice, a friend that helps to rid my mind of what clutters its corners, what runs willy-nilly through it clouding my view. There has always been a preponderance of thoughts, emotions, ideas, and questions littering both my mind and soul.…
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On the Mysterious Tapestry of the Subconscious The world of dreams is a twilight land, stitched together by silken threads of memory, longing, and strange invention. Sometimes my dreams erupt with dazzling clarity—vivid, visceral, their images lingering in the mind’s eye like the echo of a bell, refusing to be forgotten with the breaking dawn.…
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What do you love about where you live? My Home is at the end-of-life a dead-end dirt road, in a rural county… I chose to move here because of its natural beauty. The place I call home, My Swampy Bottom Acres, is my sanctuary from the insanity and chaos of the everyday world. When I…
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Reflections on Enduring Positive Emotions Gratitude, with its gentle presence, runs like a golden thread through the fabric of my life. It is not the fleeting spark of celebration nor the bright crescendo of sudden joy, but a steady and abiding glow—a warmth that remains even as the seasons shift, as life evolves again, and…
Dirt Road Therapy 