Tag: Meditation
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Terra.
A Poem. . . . maybe we really are all connected: these reaching, yearning branches; these muddy fingernails and earth-worn skin; these resilient bones. the wind: it is here. then it is gone, then here again. maybe the dust within us never truly vanishes. maybe we continually float on. oh, terra. i love you. .…
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Ch-ch-ch-changes.
An attitude adjustment. . . . Hi there. It’s SnapDragon. Remember me? January has almost passed us by, and I feel especially unfulfilled as an artist. I feel . . . heavy, even though I’ve lost all the baby weight. I feel . . . an odd mix of mindfulness and dissatisfaction at all that…
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On The Dark.
SnapDragon originally posted this on Wise & Shine, formerly known as Pointless Overthinking. . . . I’m afraid of the dark. Like, for real. And it’s not because I think there are trolls in the basement, or Civil War ghosts in the attic. (But—ahem—now that I’ve revived that thought, I might crawl into bed even earlier tonight.)…
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Shh.
Just Another Day in Paradise, Yo. . . . Hi. How are you, Dear Reader? How do you feel today: body, mind, and soul? Pause. Think. Answer honestly. Me? I’m doing just fine, thanks. I’m currently sitting on our RV love seat, clicking past the miles somewhere between Ohio and Indiana. Sweet Baby Snap is…
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Today.
(rips a fresh slice of paper out of a spiral-bound notebook) . . . 1. Mind Shh. Quiet Time. Listen to the birds; listen to the leaves. Remind yourself that you are enough. In fact, you’re more than enough: you’re wonderful. 2. Body Water, all around. Drink it in, splash it on. Rinse those worries…
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A Welcome Breeze.
This & That from Yours Truly. . . . Hi! And greetings from my parked car. I’ve got the AC chilling on low, Toddler Snap snoozing in his car seat, and a pumpkin iced latte within reach. Each sip reminds me of pleasant fall mornings in my classroom. Singing along with Regina Spektor as I…
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On Friends.
This past month or so has been filled with visits from those who were starting to feel like long-lost friends. (Pandemically speaking, that is.) It truly has been joyous to see so many (vaccinated!) loved ones after at least eight(ish) months of diligent social isolation on our part. And I’m not gonna lie: it was…
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On Curls & Icy Beverages.
Wuddup, Dear Reader? Greetings to you and yours, after my small blogging break. I’m currently lounging (?) in the driver’s seat of my car. Baby Snap is snoozing in the back, so I pulled into one of a trillion strip malls on The Main Line. Starbucks in hand. AC blasting. I even scored a free…
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Re-Snap: Just Go.
. . . A Re-Issue from The SnapDragon Archives: Originally Posted in March of 2019 . . . Little Old Me telling Little Old You to see the world. I experienced my first airplane ride at the age of 24. There’s no extraordinary reason for the delay, really. I grew up in a working-class household,…
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Re-Snap: Alter Ego, Yo.
. . . A Re-Issue from The SnapDragon Archives: Originally Posted in March of 2019 . . . Meet the three personalities of SnapDragon X. Hi! Whether you’re new to Snippets of SnapDragon, or one of my faithful readers (I think I’m up to 8?) welcome back to another day in the Blogosphere. Several years…