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Monday Momentum (drawn from a Portland garden)

Monday Momentum (drawn from a Portland garden)

 Monday morning, the first day I’ve felt really well since being felled by something Gastro last Tuesday night in Portland. You know, just after I posted about finally achieving traction on my 2020 schedule such…

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Creative Retreat in Portland, Oregon (Self-Styled. . . .

Creative Retreat in Portland, Oregon (Self-Styled. . . .

I’m writing from Portland, Oregon, this morning, and just as the last time we visited this city,  snow was beginning to fall in Vancouver as we drove away from home. . . Last time we were…

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November Puttering and Reflecting and Working Toward Traction. . .

November Puttering and Reflecting and Working Toward Traction. . .

Before we had the Four, the Almost-Seven, and their Dog for the weekend, I was over on “the island” taking a two-day Drawing from Nature workshop, and the days before that were busy as well…

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Monday, Against the Self-Critic. . . Try a Little Tenderness. . .

Monday, Against the Self-Critic. . . Try a Little Tenderness. . .

I’m finding it shockingly easy this Monday morning to be hard on myself. So I’m mustering a little resistance, and you’re my witnesses. Let’s be kind to ourselves, shall we? Hard on myself? A plethora…

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Monday, Retired. . . .

Monday, Retired. . . .

I suspect I’m not alone in finding that Monday morning continues to exert a sense of obligation, sometimes even urgency, a prodding back to busy-ness after the weekend’s changed rhythm. And I might not be…

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