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I have been writing since I was eight. I always felt a strong need to express myself but got frustrated with the boring tediousness of English composition classes in high school. I write poetry and really enjoyed taking a few poetry classes in college. I got

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Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Travel experiences: Traveling to discover yourself: 15 of 48
My church friend jokes with me, saying that I have bicoastal disorder, when I tell her about my most recent solo drive across the country. Sometimes I wonder if I've lost my sanity. I'm older, for sure, with lots of aches and pains but I'm not sure if I'm wiser. My traveling fever all started when I signed up for a psychic re... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Tips for reducing stress and strain: 8 of 24

In this hustle and bustle, high tech, demanding and war ravaged world, we all need some ways to reduce stress. Self-hypnosis is a wonderful way to give yourself a mini-vacation, put yourself into deep relaxation and make personal changes at the same time. Start by finding a comfortable, quiet place to sit. It helps to create ... More..
Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) How I relax: My favorite hobbies: 72 of 174

So many things take up our time in this busy world. It is hard sometimes to stay in touch with our true passion as we become responsible adults fulfilling our responsibilities to earn money. Yet, if you will take time every day to sit and think about what you enjoyed doing most when you were a child you can reignite the flame... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Memorable people who have touched our lives: 24 of 53

I have a photograph of my dear friend, Lucille, on my bedside table. She gave it to me recently when I met her and her mother for lunch. They were headed to see a doctor afterwards. She has fallen several times recently. I think the staff at the asylum she is confined in has been overdosing her with psychiatric drugs. It make... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Natural remedies for depression and associated illnesses: 5 of 7

Living every day with passion can be a challenge in these complicated, demanding times in which our senses are overloaded with the struggle to earn enough money to keep up with inflation and our hearts are troubled by news of war tragedies. We need to give ourselves time to nurture ourselves and reconnect with our inner child... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Self-reflection: 276 of 372

God smiles on me today, listening to my desires and worries. Wrapping my blanket around me I keep out the cold and sit in stillness, focus on my breathing to still the rubble and raucous chatter that tells my story again and again like a damned idiot. Spring blossoms fill my heart with wonder. What an enchanted world this is.... More..
Religion & Spirituality > New Age (Other) A need for spiritual and political renewal: 7 of 9

World peace is a phrase which is often discussed and pondered yet, all too often, dismissed as impossible as it has been for centuries. Growing up as a child in the sixties, when demonstrators were actively protesting the war, I felt an intense hope that wars would end some time in the future. I saw photographs of atrocities ... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Valentine's Day Valentine's Day and the older person: 12 of 14

Valentine's Day is a special time. I just enjoyed celebrating the most wonderful one I have had since I swooned with excitement in fourth grade when I got more Valentines from the boys than other girls. My tiny heart would pitter patter over the thrill of love as I gazed in wide eyed wonder at pictures of Cupid shooting his b... More..
Relationships & Family > Family Bonding Family bonding: The little things that make a difference: 26 of 27

My first cousin is a unique, wonderful guy. We have felt close to one another since we were small children. He is four months older than me. His father, my mother's brother, worked hard as a civil engineer and moved from the South to the North like my mother did after she was married to my father. When I was a child growing u... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: In memory of a loved one: 122 of 122

About eight years ago, I had the wonderful experience of learning Shamanism from a kind younger woman. I had always been fascinated when I heard stories about how Shamans entered alternate realities and healed people of various physical, mental, emotional and spiritual illnesses. I learned that I could have fun experimenting ... More..