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Research is a sea of treasures. It forms the fabrics and stories that I weave. You can circle me at Google+

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Mind Cancer

I was bursting with responses to Nissetje’s post as I poured words into his comment box. Then I recalled a WordPress principle guiding us bloggers to resist leaving long comments, and to reblog the inspiring post instead with our response. So here’s what I would like to say to him:

Weather is a Good Place to Start

Have you had the crazy weather that we had this year? So far, April has been more…

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So Happy Our Paths Crossed

So Happy Our Paths Crossed

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Burning A Bristly Relationship

Burning A Brushy Relationship: Happy Mental Health Month

I watered the bush each day that I had water. I shone all the light on it that I found in me, and said, “See how well it grows!”

Our relationship grew thorns that tangled in the arid heat, and resilient prickers in the rain of my tears. It shadowed my heart. Its roots plugged my veins, and died at midnight.

Its skeleton in me: tinder flared fire flashed. Recovery blew away ash. I see a world…

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I Have The Right To Be Treated With Dignity

I Have The Right To Be Treated With Dignity

I must intellectualize this to cut my emotion.

The side walls are gray. Flat paint on the rough surface. The drop ceiling must be 10 feet high, at least. I feel small, but I might be able to touch both walls with my fingertips, from where I’m sitting.

The far walls make this a five-sided office. They are at weird angles. That might be what sent my discomfort over the top. They are light beige.…

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Binocular Perception

Binocular Perception: We have different views of the same things, and we are both correct

I looked out the window at the apple tree

One eye on each side of the mullion Each saw a different picture though so close to each other

Then I thought: If my 2 eyes are so close to each other and see so differently then how can any 2 people who are much farther apart look at anything especially God and see the same thing?

As I stand on one side of the apple tree and tell you about where the…

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What's Shocking?

When I was a kid We shocked adults By talking about the weather Saying, “It’s colder than a witch’s tit.”

Now, as adults We can’t shock our kids By talking about the weather Even when we say, “The glaciers are melting.”

Media Credit: Published on Jan 16, 2015, NASA Goddard The year 2014 now ranks as the warmest on record since 1880,…

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Unique Comments and My Policy

Your comment might not have shown up in one of my posts, even though I continued my commitment to you:

I am extremely conservative about deleting comments. I only delete those that are not contributing to the conversation, AND that conspicuously lure people to unrelated sites, OR that I am certain are unintelligible gibberish. I never delete a comment merely because I disagree with it, or find it…

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Embrace Anger

The first time that I had a long-term relationship with a counselor (how can I write that so it doesn’t sound romantic?), at one of our first meetings, he asked me to buy and read the book “The Dance of Intimacy” by Harriet Lerner, PhD. I asked why I had to pay for counseling AND a book. Couldn’t he provide the book for free, or lend it, or tell me what’s in it, if it was so important? He said…

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Mental Health Athletes

I greatly appreciate writers who share ideas for attracting readers, for example, at Twitter: #amwriting #amreading; and at Google+: the Saturday Scenes and Writers Discussion Group communities.

Here are thoughts that I would like more authors to consider when sharing what they write about mental illness.

I often perceive an “us and them” way of thinking, for example when a writer claims, “it’s…

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Blogging Goals Update

Blogging goals change with anniversaries

Happy Blogging Anniversary Linda! You got me thinking about how my blogging goals have changed since nearly 2 years ago when I established my first one.

I began my first blog to satisfy a Statistics course requirement. The professor asked us to post updates as we explored our statistical analyses.

A dear friend made recommendations for tweaking the blog layout. Although I agreed with her, I felt…

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Weighing In on New Years Resolutions

Now that the new year is under way, you might be putting your resolutions to the test. This weekend, I noticed that a nearby grocery store had expanded its produce department, even though we are having seasonal temperatures around 0o F, and none of these foods could grow nearby now. I imagine that they are feeding people’s new habits.

But how long do new habits take to form?

I grew up during the…

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The Longest Night

WeaverGrace:

Thank you Liza for reassuring us that we can bring back and expand the light.

Like Liza, I have been sifting through memories of my Christmas Pasts, to find ones that nourish new possibilities. I am so content with what I have, my seasonal joy is now from gifting things to people who are in dark times, to surprise and delight them.

When I studied Psychology, I learned that people…

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Family Ghosts by Mike Reeves-McMillan

Happy Day of the Dead! One of my favorite ghost stories: Family Ghosts by Mike Reeves-McMillan

Happy Day of the Dead!

I like Mike’s sense of humor/horror. This is one of my favorite ghost stories.

I’m haunted by my family.

No, really. All my dead relatives hang around as ghosts. When someone dies, you don’t lose them, they just gain the ability to walk through walls.

It’s been like that for generations. They gradually fade and become harder to converse with, so I can’t ask the original…

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Amazon Update

Selling DVDs on Amazon? Think Twice

You know how I feel about Amazon. I still have a few used items for sale at their website, but will continue to lean toward using alternative websites when I have another item to sell.

Today I got an email from Amazon stating that if I want to sell a DVD with a MSRP (Manufacturer’s SuggestedRetail Price) of $25 or more, I will have to apply for the privilege, starting in November. “We are…

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River Novel Notice

River Novel Notice: enjoy these rough excerpts from my upcoming book.

Enjoy these rough excerpts from the book that I am writing (I refer to it as “The River”), and please leave feedback here or at Google+. Everyone who “Likes” and comments motivates me to continue exploring this story. Some of the most effective comments ask for more detail about a moment, event or character.

Sewing

In The Woods

At The Park

Visiting

Migraine  Warning: some of the goriest writing…

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Police Brutality and Fear

How does your race affect your perception of police brutality and misdirected fear? #MichaelBrown #Ferguson

A conversation is taking place at Dungeon Prompts regarding whether, and how, race colors our perceptions of police brutality.

My perception of police brutality is colored by my personal experiences, which are colored by my racial status.

The Context

A couple of weeks ago, Michael Brown — an unarmed black young man — was shot to death by police in Ferguson, Missouri. Witnesses say that Mike’s…

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Sorry, Wrong Number?

Sorry, Wrong Number? my true story about a phone call with best wishes

The phone rang. My husband and I were in the middle of dinner and a movie, so we let the answering machine pick up, as usual. We expected that it was one of the dinner-time callers who repeatedly tried to connect with us even though we registered on the Do Not Call list.

“Hey Mom. I’m sorry I missed Mother’s Day and your birthday. I just wanted to let you know I got home safely.”

A huge smile…

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