April 2014
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What’s the deal with change? People are terrified of change. Even when they hate their lives (or some aspect of them) people will keep doing the same things they’ve always done. Fear of the unknown, concern about what might happen if things change, causes people to be risk-adverse. I once knew a woman who despised […]
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The month is halfway over now. Fifteen days of blogging for Justin’s blogging challenge, fifteen days of writing as part of Camp NaNoWriMo. Is the glass half full? After all, look at everything I’ve accomplished! So many blog posts! 26,371 words written towards my novel! Or is the glass half empty? There’s still 15 days to go. Where […]
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Alternative health care fascinates me. Not only are the tools for providing care different from “traditional”, allopathic care, but the methods can also vary. Often, alternative care finds ways to reach people who don’t have access to doctors and hospitals due to expense, scheduling and other concerns. As I learned through my herbalism training, it often works […]
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I love to write. I do it for a living, assisting WordPress.com users, creating and updating support documentation, and communicating with colleagues. At a distributed company such as Automattic, there are few in-person/voice conversations. The majority of interaction among colleagues and between staff and our users is through written communication. Outside of work, I write fiction for fun and […]
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What if everything that you perceive, everything around you, was just a projection of your own consciousness? What if everything you know to be true about your life and everything that you have learned, seen or done, is actually just one really large dream? How would you know the difference? And how much would you […]
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When I get hurt, I’m like a cat. I don’t let on unless it’s impossible to hide. Pity parties aren’t my thing, so I suck it up and just cope with it. Usually that works, but sometimes it can backfire on me. This week was typical. A week ago, I thought I had pulled a muscle in […]
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I love this piece… it’s very inspiring and reassuring. You have to take chances with life, and give yourself an opportunity to feel elation and crushing defeat. Otherwise, what’s the point?
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As it turns out, my brain is pretty much fried and I have zero inspiration for a blog post tonight. After I do a little NaNoWriMo work, I’m aiming to look just like Nimue in this photo. If you have any ideas for what you’d like to read about in future blog posts, let me know. […]