We sat in the living room, our empty wine glasses on the table and a fire crackling in the corner. I looked at our friends when I reached across the sofa and took my husband’s hand. We sat next to one another, and I spoke the thought that crosses my mind at least once a day. I said something about…
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Day 13: Words of rejection
Today, I’m writing at Circles of Faith about moving forward in the face of rejection. Words of rejection have the power to suck us in like quicksand, pulling us down into a pit of self-pity and stagnation. I’m learning how to climb out of the pit and move forward in spite of the words people speak over me. Some days…
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Day 12: Words waiting to be written
“I cry very easily. It can be a movie, a phone conversation, a sunset – tears are words waiting to be written.” ~Paulo Coelho What are your tears telling you today? What story do they write? …………………… During our 31 days together, I’d like to keep weekends simple by sharing a quote or passage that fits in with our theme…
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Day 11: Good and evil
“Words – so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.” ~Nathaniel Hawthorne During our 31 days together, I’d like to keep weekends simple by sharing a quote or passage that fits in with our theme of speaking…
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Day 10: One story away
~Humans of NJ~ As we close out the week and head into the weekend (TGIF!), I thought I’d share one place I always stop when I need a word or story fix. Humans of NY by Brandon Stanton never fails to break my heart into tiny shards, and piece by piece, put it back together again. Brandon lives in NYC…
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