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angela
Miami
Interests: writer. reader, teacher, blogger. reviser of my memoir. survivor. yogi. real estate developer.
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Day Four, Reverb10: Wonder
Posted Dec 4, 2010 at graciespeaks
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Day Three, Reverb10. Moment
Posted Dec 3, 2010 at graciespeaks
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Day Two, Reverb10. Writing.
Posted Dec 2, 2010 at graciespeaks
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Julie,
A list of do-I-really-need-to's is, for me, too, the big detriment to writing. And the answer is "no." The only "do-I-really-need-to" for us is this: We need to write.
Angela
Writing: Sharing the Words Which Most Need to be Shared (#Reverb10, Day 2)
December 2 Reverb10 Prompt: What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing, and can you eliminate it? I am blessed to be able to create a life based on what I love to do: write, perform, be a Mommy, hang out in nature, read poetry aloud to pleased audiences, get the occasion...
Day One, Reverb10: One Word
Posted Dec 1, 2010 at graciespeaks
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Paint Color Obsession, a guest post by Amy Driscoll
Posted Nov 23, 2010 at graciespeaks
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Stories of Wounds and Weaknesses: Strengths from Within
Posted Nov 21, 2010 at graciespeaks
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"I dare you to look at me and see that I am the answer"
I've been thinking about the Girl Effect since Tara Sophia Mohr put out the call on Twitter for blog posts earlier this week. I've lent money to women through Kiva and other microlenders, committed to the belief that women's self-esteem, safety, education, and business success are the keys to nearly all global ills. But I didn't think until now about girls' self-esteem, safety, and education as the first step for women and the world. The girls in the video are the ages of my three beautiful nieces, ranging in age from ten to nineteen. The seventeen-year-old met a "hot" twenty-year-old... Continue reading
Posted Nov 20, 2010 at graciespeaks
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Divorce Day, a guest post by Luca
Posted Nov 19, 2010 at graciespeaks
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Pedestrian Lincoln Road, a guest post by Jennifer Hurst
Posted Nov 17, 2010 at graciespeaks
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switchback (take 17)
sometimes you start here and take a lot of turns to get here Continue reading
Posted Nov 8, 2010 at graciespeaks
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Hoodoo you think you are?
From Bryce Canyon National Park, this is not a rhetorical question: who do you think you are? Location:Hurricane,United States Continue reading
Posted Nov 7, 2010 at graciespeaks
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Thoughts on bringing what you have
Based on a forecast I saw several days before packing, I was afraid that I would be cold. I packed several long-sleeved t-shirts, some purchased solely for this trip. At the last minute, I threw a couple of short-sleeved shirts, the kind I wear nearly every day, into my bag. The weather has been about 15 degrees warmer than I'd bargained for, and today as I was sweating, hiking about 2000 feet worth of elevation change up to Observation Point, I had a chance to think about all the times when I think I don't have what I need, whether... Continue reading
Posted Nov 6, 2010 at graciespeaks
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Time Out
I live in and am usually driven by Eastern time. Flew into Pacific time in Las Vegas. Drove into Utah and into Mountain time. Tonight (tomorrow morning) all of those times will be changed from Daylight to Standard. Being in this place though, time starts to seem just, well, silly. Location:Floor of the Valley Rd,Springdale,United States Continue reading
Posted Nov 6, 2010 at graciespeaks
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Leaving Las Vegas
After the five-hour flight from Miami to Las Vegas, I spent half an hour in an airport taxi line worthy of DisneyWorld. But my Filipino driver was depressed, because between the economy and his age (maybe he was forty), he could no longer make a living in the casinos as a dealer, something he had done since 1998. When I said I wasn't here to gamble, the driver said I was "a nice professional lady," and I suppose he's right, but I was happy to stay in last night and be ready for today. I'm meeting my Adventures in Good... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2010 at graciespeaks
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Okay, so here's the plan
Posted Oct 27, 2010 at graciespeaks
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too heavy, part 6: I Want You (She's So Heavy)
If you've hung in there with me through the last five posts, thank you. I'll be flying like an eagle, measuring with a new yardstick, sipping my green smoothies, getting dressed without sifting through clothes that mock me in their not-fitting-ness, and being freer without those emotional Spanx. And I'll be curious about what will happen next. For now, I'll finish this cycle of posts where I began: with words, specifically, a couple of adjectives--"guru" and "heavy"--that I've been thinking about for the past ten days. As a noun, "guru" means teacher or spiritual master in Sanskrit. As an adjective,... Continue reading
Posted Oct 21, 2010 at graciespeaks
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too heavy, part 5: taking off the emotional Spanx
Posted Oct 19, 2010 at graciespeaks
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Thank you, Megan, for commenting and for the birthday wishes.
too heavy, part 4: birthday enlightenment
Today is my 46th birthday, so here I am, closer to 50 than 40, ratcheting up the annual stock-taking. I remembered a peach blouse that recalled a particularly bad evening. I woke up this morning determined to take another pass through my closet. I am also determined to distinguish intellectua...
Oh, Amy--I'm sure someone will love those shoes! Who are the people with the narrow toes, anyway? Thank you for the birthday wishes!
too heavy, part 4: birthday enlightenment
Today is my 46th birthday, so here I am, closer to 50 than 40, ratcheting up the annual stock-taking. I remembered a peach blouse that recalled a particularly bad evening. I woke up this morning determined to take another pass through my closet. I am also determined to distinguish intellectua...
Thank you,Dian! It was a lovely Sunday.
too heavy, part 4: birthday enlightenment
Today is my 46th birthday, so here I am, closer to 50 than 40, ratcheting up the annual stock-taking. I remembered a peach blouse that recalled a particularly bad evening. I woke up this morning determined to take another pass through my closet. I am also determined to distinguish intellectua...
Thank you for stopping by, Sally! I am a big fan of Wholly Jeanne, too.
too heavy, part 4: birthday enlightenment
Today is my 46th birthday, so here I am, closer to 50 than 40, ratcheting up the annual stock-taking. I remembered a peach blouse that recalled a particularly bad evening. I woke up this morning determined to take another pass through my closet. I am also determined to distinguish intellectua...
Dian, Megan, and Jeanne, Thank you for sharing your experiences of keeping, and releasing, these clothes that silently badger us. I'm really grateful for your comments.
too heavy, part 3: shedding threads
When I joined Bindu's Shed Project a month ago, I made my own checklist of areas for shedding: books, clothes, kitchen, office, and, of course, pounds. I knew that the closet would be tricky, but like a dutiful student whose heart is not in the assignment, I cleared out a bag of clothes that fo...
Dian, I love the term "feeling confiscated." That's a great way to describe it. Downloading "Grey Street" right now. And thanks for subscribing. Grateful to have you here. xo
too heavy, part 2: yardstick
In the comments on too heavy, part 1, Julie Daley wondered, "Where is that proverbial yardstick that we measure ourselves by?" I've used quite a few yardsticks over the years, some of them directly related to the size and composition of my body: scales, tape measures, body fat calipers, clothi...
too heavy, part 4: birthday enlightenment
Posted Oct 17, 2010 at graciespeaks
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