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Hopes and Dreams for 2022

Entering this new year from a place of gratitude and abundance will help me lay a foundation of self-compassion. New Year Resolutions have not been part of my past make up. This, my 61th trip around the sun, however, I am making a few based on the emotions that I plan to nurture, feed andContinue reading “Hopes and Dreams for 2022”

Day in the History of Racial Injustice

January 1, 1863 ~ President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation abolishing slavery except in non-rebelling or occupied states like Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and parts of Louisiana. The proclamation declared “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free.” Although Lincoln personally opposed human enslavement, he did notContinue reading “Day in the History of Racial Injustice”

The Questions for 2022

What made 2021 unforgettable? What comes to my mind first when I think back on 2021? What did I enjoy doing in 2021? What new hobbies did I start? What activity brought me joy in the last 12 months? What/who was the one thing/person I am grateful for in 2021? What was my biggest winContinue reading “The Questions for 2022”

Ending 2021 Intentionally

So that I could start the new year off fresh, I am being intentional about ending 2021 with reflections. Tayja’s high school graduation and start of college, my taking a digital storytelling class, my committing to regular blogging and my hard earned improved health are my highlights of 2021. The loss of family members toContinue reading “Ending 2021 Intentionally”

My 2022 Affirmations

I will make the rest of my life, the best of my life. I must be the star of my own life. To do that — to live my vision, to be the star of my own life — I need to learn how to hold fast. I say no to things that don’t feelContinue reading “My 2022 Affirmations”

December Notes

I cannot control every aspect of the world around me; I can take control of how I interpret and deal with things in my environment. I believe in my resilience. Patience is everything. The person who understands principles can choose their own methods. – Warwick Schiller Most children are amazing critical thinkers until we silenceContinue reading “December Notes”

Let’s Go Exploring

Welcome to the ZO

This digital storytelling project – created by the Marshall Project – blew me away. Michael K. Williams narrates while Molly Crabapple illustrates each episode written and directed by Kim Boekbinder and Jim Batt. “The Zo,” prison jargon for The Twilight Zone, was based on a huge archive of letters compiled by the American Prison WritingContinue reading “Welcome to the ZO”

Recording Notes

Gramophone ~ recording machine (meaning ‘sound-pencil’) made in 1887. The graphophone was largely similar to the phonograph, but in place of tin-foil they used cylinders of hard wax coated onto cardboard sleeves as the recording medium. This was a great technical advance, for it not only gave much greater quality of reproduction but also allowedContinue reading “Recording Notes”