Well, if its so deep you dont think that you can speak about it,
Just remember to reach out and touch the past and the future.
lyrics from Kate Bush [love & anger]
Breathe in. You’re connected, through that breath, to me/her/him/them – the World. You’re breathing in the breath of the Earth, the same air that generations [...]

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lyrics today from Sarah Fimm [be like water]
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If everything is just the way it should be
Why am I why am I still hungry
Be like Water
Don’t be shy, don’t shut your eyes
Don’t get high
Expand your Mind.
Don’t keep in touch, don’t touch yourself
Don’t ever want to be somebody else.
When everything is bad as it can be
Never be [...]

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I love sun-dappled streams that slink under foot bridges and empty into larger rivers.

The fungus among us. Little things too often pass us by, unnoticed. Of course, we’re the ones that pass IT by, right?

Girl. Cabin. Trees. Outdoors.
Want to see more? They’re stored here: Artist’s Dates @ Flickr

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Welcome to the September 25, 2008 edition of the artist’s way – i plant the seeds.

magickalrealism presents Chapter 9: Recovering a Sense of Compassion: My Epiphany on Anxiety posted at Magickal Realism Natural Perfumery.
artist’s date

Xiane presents Lately it’s all [...]

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So hi! Last we saw our intrepid blogger, she was trying to hide from the big Black Dog and affirming that although she was in the lowest of low places, the moon was still visible in her sky. Welcome to the XianeLand roller coaster, where all the rides are free and filled with unexpected turns!
And [...]

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This is Chapter Nine: Recovering A Sense Of Compassion.
This week, we face the internal blocks to creativity. We will undertake healing the shame of past failures, and gain self-compassion as we learn the tools needed to dismantle emotional blocksn and support renewed risk.
This week we read our Morning Pages. [meeple!]
* Do the Blasting Through [...]

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Nick Drake always seemed to get the words/sounds right for these feelings. This video was, ironically, a tribute to Nick Drake that Heath Ledger put together.
When does the past stop having a hold over us? When do we get to put the monsters to rest? I have two; one is dead, and the other [...]

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This collection’s a mixed bag of interesting stuff. Enjoy!
PoeWar.com: 30 Poems in 30 Days Project -essays and assignments for 30 days worth of poetry creation. This looks like an interesting creativity booster exercise!
50 Tools Which Can Help You In Writing – Roy Peter Clark from Poynter Institute has posted up 50 tools that can help [...]

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Welcome to the September 15, 2008 edition of the artist’s way – i plant the seeds.

Xiane presents The Artist’s Way Chapter Eight wrap up, now in Xiane-o-Vision! posted at …what’s a xiane?, saying, “My wrap-up, complete with the Colour exercise and some notes [...]

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Action. This is a SERIOUS issue for me currently, as one of the hallmarks of my depression is an inability to take action on most things without extreme effort and discomfort. You can imagine how difficult this chapter has been for me, then! In fact, this is why I had to stop and take a [...]

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