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100 Questions/ 71-80

Posted on August 11, 2017 by anyushka

71. If you could be someone else for a day who would it be and why? Carol Ann Duffy, to know what it feels like to be a full-time poet. 72. What makes you feel powerful? Writing a story. My … Continue reading →

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Monkey Business

Posted on April 20, 2017 by anyushka
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Reaching Limits, Finding Space

Posted on March 15, 2017 by anyushka

If you miss open space  in the city, like I do, the one thing you can always do is: look up. Here is a wide expanse, here is room for you, here is a glimpse of freedom… I think Lent is … Continue reading →

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It’s Been a Long Week

Posted on September 30, 2016 by anyushka

via T.G.I.F.: It’s been a long week — Live & Learn

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A Wise Alternation of Activity and Rest

Posted on July 28, 2016 by anyushka

Originally posted on Richer By Far:
“Oh rest beside the weary road, and hear the angels sing.” Edmund Hamilton Sears “The fact that our being necessarily demands to be expressed in action should not lead us to believe that as…

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Prospects

Posted on July 10, 2016 by anyushka

It’s Sunday night. Monday morning is nigh. A wonderful week at the office awaits… But then, at some point, it will be Friday. And the outlook will change… …have a nice week, everyone…  

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Accepting the Painful Ordinary

Posted on March 6, 2016 by anyushka

This is a bit of a “Drop the Thought” post. This is me living Saturday night that leads to Sunday night that leads to going to work Monday morning. Most weeks a rising curve of anxiety. So, soothing self-talk starts: it’ll … Continue reading →

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Kindness Check-In (Lent 2016)

Posted on February 20, 2016 by anyushka

It’s been a week and a half now that I’ve been trying to be kinder to myself which is my ‘Lenten practice’ this year. I feel it might be good to check in with myself, to see how my daily decisions may … Continue reading →

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Sunday Night Commentary

Posted on October 26, 2015 by anyushka

I’m glad. Here’s a moment, just now, that I enjoy, and cuddle into, and feel comfortable with. Listening to a bit of music, big lights off, sitting on my bed, in a quiet house, a quiet neighbourhood. Nights are lovely. … Continue reading →

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Holiday

Posted on August 2, 2015 by anyushka

I thought the day would never come… (I don’t own this image.)

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