[lyrics courtesy of The Dresden Dolls]
I’d forgotten how much just talking to people who care, and making good changes, and most of all listening to music can inspire me, stir that creative side of mine that bursts with words and dreams and thoughts but all too rarely, deeds… tonight, MrWhite and I are sitting here [...]

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they don’t owe you anything.
everything you crave, all the anger in your head -
the desire you hold inside
that belongs to you. that is not an even trade
for what you seek. you don’t
have the right words for it, this need
this feeling of inadequacy that fuels your words
but the problem does not lie where you wish it [...]

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There’s something that just sets me back on track when I feel that I’m slipping… when I make a terribly good meal, something that satisfies all the senses and leaves me with a pleasantly full belly, too.
Tonight’s dinner was one of those meals. I’ve been having a really tough time getting myself back on track, [...]

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lyrics from Freur [doot-doot]
What motivates you?
I’m asking you, and I’m asking me. As for me, I don’t really know the answer to that right now, and it is a troublesome thing. I am not asking for you to answer *for* me – too much of that has gone on in my life. But I can [...]

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Lyrics today from REM [daysleeper]
Trying to get one’s life back in order can be tough, I swear. Up and down, ’round and ’round, but the work’s worth it, because I’m worth it, dammit.
One thing that’s helping is that the Artist’s Way Creative Cluster has decided to play a little catch-up with our Work, since big [...]

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lyrics tonight from The Damned [Street of Dreams]
Life’s a funny thing. Try to get something done, and obstacles often arise. And then, even while these obstacles show themselves, there will be messages from the Universe to keep on with the work – even if it is just *thinking* about your path.
In clearer terms, I’ve been [...]

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Rock on – I’ve wanted to re-read Walden, Mr H.D. Thoreau’s testimony to the joys of simple living, and now I can do it for free, through Wikisource!
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Walden
A simple living manifesto: 72 ideas to simplify your life – yet another great compilation of links from the fantastic website, zenhabits.
Unclutterer.com is another great website for daily [...]

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I’m so thrilled and honoured to have friends who will honestly and openly converse with me on the topics that I bring up here… hell, I’m just amazed at how wonderful y’all are across the board. Thank you for reading, caring, loving, and supporting: you are, each and everyone, such a gift to me.

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… but I have a hard time believing that words can change your brain chemistry. I’m watching Larry King and there’s a guy on there – Fred Alan Wolf, Ph.D. – claiming that I can get out of depression just by asking myself “Who is depressed?” over and over.
Look, I definitely believe in the power [...]

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