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trees

Do trees grow first with arrogance, then with reluctance, then with wisdom like us? Some have grow cragged with age like the people I love the most. Straight and strong stand some, while others seem to gradually lean as if the universe decided there was a better place for them to be. But my favoritesContinue reading “trees”

Lessons from playing “Mary Had A Little Lamb” approximately 200 times on the Bb Clarinet.

I’m a perfectionist. It’s plagued me for most of my life. Recently, though, I’ve given myself more space to allow flaws more than ever before, probably because I see the beauty, necessity, and importance of making errors. But pair my desire to be perfect with how much I enjoy being good at things, and it’s createsContinue reading “Lessons from playing “Mary Had A Little Lamb” approximately 200 times on the Bb Clarinet.”

It is so incredibly life-affirming to be loved and valued by kind, genuine, awesome people. Sometimes I think I care too much what others think, and I usually do. Other times, though, when it’s apparent that a good person sees the good in you, it’s the best.

The 13 year old version of myself living inside my head has way more power than I care to admit. Zooey Deschanel (via choosingchaos)

Aunthood on Thanksgiving is wonderful.2,. (Taken with instagram)

seanreidy: In honor of the new movie ”The Muppets” my friend Tim painted this picture of “Muppets Take Manhattan” as a “Choose Your Own Adventure Book.” I keep telling him to start a Tumblr to showcase this kind of stuff but he hasn’t done it yet. What a talented jerk. I want this to be aContinue reading

Beautiful. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Gender Woes

In life, you collect experiences, and most of mine include the church, offering a different perspective than someone who does not have a row of pews as the backdrop to the majority of their childhood memories. I learned early on what it meant to be a ‘Woman of God’ or a ‘Man of God’, andContinue reading “Gender Woes”

Wouldn’t it be a strange and delicious bit of irony if another country invaded the US to keep our government and police from assaulting peaceful protestors?

Valid point. A lot of overseas activity is ‘helping’ that country or those people. Protecting their right to vote, etc….perhaps it’s we who need rescuing now.