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Life in Between
I needed a few days away from my blog to quiet my mind. And in a quiet moment, while waiting for a friend, words came. Life is noisy, but quiet moments abound if we choose to acknowledge and gratefully...
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Writing: Art or Science?
“People on the outside think there’s something magical about writing, that you go up in the attic at midnight and cast the bones and come down in the morning with a story, but it isn’t like that. You...
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Agile Cats
“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” – Albert Schweitzer Don’t worry. This isn’t a post about my love of cats. Friends have already started labelling me the “crazy...
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The Examined Life
“It’s really hard to do self-portraits in the dark…” – Randi Feuerhelm-Watts I came across this quotation a few months ago and couldn’t get it out of my head, so I wrote a few lines about it. I later...
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Words in White Spaces
I have officially launched my new blog, Words in White Spaces! I will still be blogging here, but the new space is just for poetry. I hope to see you there! Namaste Rachel
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Ink Blotches
When it comes to keeping track of my schedule, only old school will do. I like to see my week at a glance in hard copy, in blue ink. And it has to be perfectly neat and orderly and organized. Hey, I’m...
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The Stranger with the Cigarette
The other night I was going through my travel journal and came across this poem. I wrote it while sitting in a bistro sipping (strong!) espresso to the soundtrack of French music and conversation. I...
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What’s Your Gut Telling You?
“I believe in intuitions and inspirations . . . I sometimes FEEL that I am right. I do not KNOW that I am.” - Albert Einstein When’s the last time you listened to your gut? Right now, mine’s telling me...
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September
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ― Albert Camus “September” Kelowna’s sun sets on chapter’s end; September, with all its anticipation dawns tomorrow comes Nine years, nine months...
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Before the House Awakes
I learned on one of my favourite blogs that today is National Poetry Day here in the UK, so I thought I’d get into the spirit of it. Here’s a short poem I wrote the other morning. I still can’t believe...
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