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Where there are no desires, all things are at peace. . . This passage from the Tao te Ching has stuck with me for nearly 8 years now, but not without good discussion from friends and family members who believe we must have desires to propel us forward in our careers, our lives, our everything.…
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Namaste. For those of you who are still checking in every now and then, I appreciate your loyalty more than you will ever know. I have not written in five weeks, and yet, you may still be stopping by. I believe that one or two of you may read this in the coming week. Know…
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My daughter can see it on the horizon: Freedom like she’s never known before. For weeks now, she and the other 71 fifth graders at her school have been a little more electric at the thought of graduating from elementary school and moving on to the next level. Visits by the various middle schools that…
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When I was in college as an undergrad, I spent a great deal of time studying William Wordsworth’s romantic works. He wasn’t an author I was assigned to research and analyze. I think it was more of an affinity that I felt for his writing and his passion for love and for life. I focused…
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And so we enter week three of that lifestyle change: new diet, new exercise program, new way of thinking, new everything. I’m less than a pound away from that first benchmark of losing 10 pounds. I’m confident I’ll reach it–perhaps even surpass it–when I weigh in on Friday. I’m fortunate that Maryland offers so many…
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yikes. Well, the unthinkable happened, and after a week of sobbing over the loss of the Colts over two decades ago and vowing revenge once and for all, we lost the game. This city, my friends, will be in need of deep psychological assistance in the coming days, months, and even years. Heck, it might…
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It’s hard to imagine any writer not being influenced in some way by the now-late Donald Murray, even if the name doesn’t ring a bell. I was first introduced to his writing and his teaching in 1989. I was a Summer Fellow at the Maryland Writing Project’s Summer Institute, a newbie still to the world…
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I am absolutely in love with Daily Om. This blurb below is from my daily horoscope (Pisces), but it is relevant to my recent posts and the posts of others around the blogging world as we reflect on ’06 and look toward ’07. If you are already a member of Daily Om or are planning…
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I’m a sucker for resolutions. It’s just who I am, and I find new starts to be a very good thing for people. It’s one of the few times in the calendar year when we can all slow down just a bit and recognize what we can do to make our lives, and the lives…
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“Only amateurs say that they write for their own amusement. Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination of ditch-digging, mountain-climbing, treadmill and childbirth… But amusing? Never.” –Edna Ferber I am just beginning to understand the depth and the genuine meaning of this quote. I have spent so much of my life on…
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