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The Joys of Imagination- Day 5 SOLSC
Walking down the main hallway in my school and a little girl who is not one of my students turns to me and says, “This is my imaginary horse.” I replied, ” It is nice to meet your horse. What is his name?” “Horsey.” “What does Horsey look like?” “Oh, he is brown like chocolate…
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#2nd year Slicer- Day 4 SOLSC
Honestly, I don’t like to draw attention to myself. I don’t like to be in the spotlight or have it anywhere near me. I prefer to hang out in the background-quietly, unnoticed- as I take in all that is around me. Much more of an observer than a performer. I am pushing myself to step…
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Clouds Came Down to Earth- Day 3 SOLSC
The clouds came down to earth this morn cuddling the world in a mystical muted embrace of the heavens. For me, there is something special about awakening to a morning visited by fog. There is a hushness, a softness, to this beginning of day. It seems magical to me that I am surrounded by a…
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Challenge or Invitation?- Day 1 SOLSC
Slice of Life Challenge Story Challenge begins today. Something about the word “challenge” is freezing up my brain. Challenge brings up my fighting instincts, survival instincts, warrior instincts. That word prepares me for a battle. Yes, it is just a word, but it has power. Reading the word -“challenge”- my creative pathways surrender to my…
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Annoyed….but I Should be Grateful
Text Alert: “Did you make this current purchase? Reply yes or no” My mind begins to wonder- is this a scam or my real credit card company? I open my mobile app… Fraud Dept Alert- Did you make this current purchase? If not, please call 1-800…. Uhhhhhh! I don’t want to call and have to…
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What I Wish You Knew
So today I was responding to a prompt- write a letter to your younger self. I struggled with what to write about. This idea wouldn’t leave my mind. Our culture doesn’t freely talk about death, loss and grief. I decided to put this out there as someone who has walked the grief journey. 3 big…
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Paczki Day- YUM!
(Pronounced puhnch-kee) ( Polish donut) Approaching the side door with my final steps from school, the sweet aroma of homemade fried dough mixed with cinnamon and sugar and the tartness of raspberry jelly inhales into my senses- a smile spreads across my face as my stomach rumbles with joy, IT’S PACZKI DAY! My mom had…
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Rejoicing in Your Return
Gloomy, monotonous blanket of gray dissolves its COVER lightness and brightness bubble within ME triggered by the return of glowing energy IN our days- oh glorious SUNSHINE! 51 days of gray! That was the statistic shared by our local weatherman the other day. I guess that would be the reason that so many of us…
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Found Joy in Walking Backwards
Watching the young students in my school walk down the hall this morning, I noticed that many of them like to walk backwards. They are taking backwards steps with their heads cranked sideways so they won’t bump into things. ” Why?” I wondered. Walking backwards is not something we often do as adults. So I asked…
Doodads and Doodles
A collection of casual word sketches about daily life
Collect moments, not things.
Doodads and Doodles 