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Thursday’s Seeds: Have you suffered for your art?
Yes I’ve worked my butt off on books that aren’t yet published because funds ran out. I’ve placed projects on hold knowing what it takes to unwind a mind to relax enough to get to the heart of creativity. It takes months of meditation and self-reflection plus hard work on getting your habits in line. Sure there is the healing of the other things within life. The life tools to heal and also cope with what life hands each of us. Covid alone should be enough suffering for those in the art or creative industries. It’s not all there is though. No The other answer is that NO, I haven’t…
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New Series for 2023 | Thursday Seeds
Heading into a new year means #resolutions. Sure, I wanna shed the weight. I chose those pastries I ate in the holidays. Now, what of shedding a few other things so that I can take this commitment on? Can I do it? There is a plan. I’m beginning with the end in mind. And I’m also making room for the fact that the end that I have planned, might not be exactly what I think it is today. That is a place for #Ambiguity and space to learn to thrive and grow. You know those word finds where they say that the first word you see is the word of…
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Repost: Christmas Wishes – 12-18-2012
I do not know the whole Agatha. The whole Agatha, so I believe, is known only to God.
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Hope is a muscle
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Shaky Knees Music Festival Edition #9
3 Days of incredible music! April 29. 30 and May1 2022 Yanno what? Trip notes are an important thing to do. Especially now. And while I have some of them, I’m looking at them wishing that I had spent a little bit more time. Let’s dive in. Day 1: Even if you have signed up for all three days of this festival #Shakykneesatl, you’ve been multiple years, and your kid isn’t even with you, it’s still a huge thrill to walk up the street toward the gate of entry. You can hear music already. You can see the stage to your left, there are people all decked out for the…
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Opelika Songwriters Festival 2022
Hi Hi Hi! I’m going to this festival again this year. Alabama. I know, I know. ATL but this town is way cute and worth an explore. It’s right next to Auburn, AL. Here’s a playlist of the artists announced so far: I did them album upon album instead of each song. So click your random button and give a listen. I promise you will be looking back at this list wondering who that is. I’ve been doing it and remembering a few of these artists from last year. In a little bit I’ll post pictures from last year. You can see a little bit of what I mean about this…
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Cosmos and Psyche partial book reading
This is not the only book that I’m reading at the moment. This one reads like a text book which I need time to gather myself for when I read it. It’s not a novel, though I must admit there are novel ideas within it that could change the world. And that is what leads me to place this bit of data on here. Archetypes are an interesting subject for any writer. The best characters that you know in book, movie, game, and dare I say song, have some of them within. If you are ever told that your characters are “flat” it’s because they don’t exhibit these…or enough of…
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Projects in the works
Have you ever noticed that when you have projects in the works that other bits of good things show up that need to be gotten down too? This is where these two came from and since I’m not sure what or where they go yet, I thought I’d just place them out here and see what the spam bots think of them! Ha! If you read and lurk, I’m just making jokes. There was a spambot earlier that was complaining about getting a bunch of emails. From who? You? Stop your own insanity! You have the power! and this is a great segue into this first one. Purpose Purpose…
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Poems gotta come out
Is it yours Songs in a dream How many are we To recognize As new As our own As something to get down On one knee And tell him of these If there are many Which ones to pick The heart goes boom Is it yours Is it song Does it go the long Way to spark The catalyst heart
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Tree Reflections
I was mad. It was beyond my control. I made it known, somewhat politely and then I ran to self medication; a nice long walk in nature. Here are a few of the snaps. It worked by the way. I was calmer upon return and able to get some work done after. – Some days you just need a minute.
