#reverb16

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So the Darkness Shall Be the Light

So the Darkness Shall Be the Light

So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing. ~T.S. Eliot

(I can’t make this fit into reverb this year, and because of the ice storm and Bartleby’s operation, that fell by the wayside).

The Winter Solstice is one of my most thoughtful times. I suppose because I spent so much time with darkness. That sounds terribly dramatic–and it was until I found a way to live with it.

I…

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Stay Strange

Sat 3 // [IG CHALLENGE] The Best Gift I Ever Got: We all remember That One Gift that gave us The Most Joy. Show us what that gift was for you and describe why it makes gives you all the feels.

Well jeepers, I don’t have them anymore. I wore them completely out. They I a

Emily the Strange Giant cat feet. Meow.

ctually put them on one day and my foot went right through the ” bottom.

I really like…

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Intentions for the Month of December #reverb16

For the month of December, I’ll be participating in #reverb16, a month long series of writing prompts (You can find out more about it on Sarah Bagley’s blog as well as join the Facebook community). 

Intentions.  Let’s set our intention for the month of December on writing, creativity, and expression.  What do you hope to get out of a month of writing each day?  What is your favorite part about writing – the idea, the first words, the final sentiments?

Writing, for me, is all about uncovering what’s hidden within. 

It’s about putting thoughts and feelings into words, trying to explain, if only to myself, what’s going on within myself, within my community, within the greater world. 

Of course, the shadow side is I find myself at odds myself when it comes to writing a lot, and a lot of it has to do with my audience. 

Should I share this? Should I keep it private? What’s the point if nobody reads it? 

I worry too much about how I’ll be received, and sometimes that just stops me in my tracks. 

Part of my intentions for this challenge is to just push myself forward without worry, perhaps tackle some subjects that I might not otherwise think of.

My favorite part about writing is that there’s an element of surprise to it.  Sometimes what I set out thinking I was going to write ends up being nothing like my end result, often I realize that how I’d been thinking about things isn’t the reality. 

So, my intention for this month is to write without expectations, and hopefully be pleasantly surprised by where I end up.