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Clear (Walking meditation)

Posted on July 4, 2008. Filed under: That's how DC rolls, colors, health, love, meditation, mental health, writing, x365 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

I tried meditation. A bunch of times.  It helped, if for nothing else that for sitting sans computer in the quiet and kindness. But I couldn’t relax, couldn’t focus on meditating, focused on the noise I was making, the meditation I wasn’t doing, racing, racing thoughts.
I went for a one-on-one with the leader of the [...]

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The biggest gift

Posted on May 21, 2008. Filed under: family, fertility, friend, love, marriage, x365 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

My new friend, Eleni and her husband, are wanting to give. They’re wanting to give big – they’re wanting to give… themselves, to a child who needs them. Below is her letter that asks simply, can you help in any way, big or small, with this giving?
I know mentioning adoption, fertility, babies, spurs emotion [...]

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4/365: Amy

Posted on May 20, 2008. Filed under: friend, love, writing, x365 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

4/365: Amy: Freshman orientation, life beyond high school arrived. We shared one laugh and became soul-deep friends. Slept outside the dorm, cried, danced, ate grapes and cookies, sang sad songs. you taught me what joy is.
Part of my 35/365 project. What’s 35/365 or x365? See here.

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3/365: Nancy

Posted on May 19, 2008. Filed under: growing up, journalism, new york, writing, x365 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I’m working on my version of the x365 challenge started by Dan Waber on his 40th birthday: write 40 words (no more, no less) every day for a year. I’ve varied it slightly – I’m 35 so I’m writing 35 words. I may not write one per day but I love the concept and will [...]

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2/365: Becky

Posted on May 18, 2008. Filed under: friend, x365 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I’m working on my version of the x365 challenge started by Dan Waber on his 40th birthday: write 40 words (no more, no less) every day for a year. I’ve varied it slightly – I’m 35 so I’m writing 35 words. I may not write one per day but I love the concept and will [...]

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35*365 starts today

Posted on May 17, 2008. Filed under: x365 | Tags: , , , , , , |

I came across this fascinating blog/concept today: x365 . The idea, like most great ones, is elegant in its simplicity: write about a person who has touched your life in ways big or small, every day for a year. Because the founder of this idea, Dan Waber, was so inspired on his [...]

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1/365 – Ellie

Posted on May 17, 2008. Filed under: x365 |

I’m working on my version of the x365 challenge started by Dan Waber on his 40th birthday: write 40 words (no more, no less) every day for a year. I’ve varied it slightly – I’m 35 so I’m writing 35 words. I may not write one per day but I love the concept and will [...]

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