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January 31, 2022

Looking For – and Creating – CONSTANTS – in a World Full of Endless Variables

January 31, 2022
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Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

I went to bed rather early last night around 10:00. I had a very active weekend in a number of ways and found myself pretty well exhausted physically and mentally by that time Sunday night. I actually remember thinking to myself that like a computer, that after heavy activity, begins to have some “file and program” processing issues, I knew I needed a good restart and reboot for Monday. As I turned off all the lights in various rooms and...

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Quitting Marlboros Cold Turkey

January 27, 2022
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Illustrated Short Stories, Life Stories, Personal Writings, Short Stories/Creative Writing, Writings

This is a test…a quick writing challenge to see if I can spin off some truly quick blog piece with a few of my thoughts upon waking this morning almost as quickly as I can spin off a Facebook post. Ha. For some reason, Facebook musings come without the same intentional writing process…they seem…less permanent, perhaps…and less involved…than a blog piece. I’ve been writing more, and recently have had some deep encouragement from an old friend, a woman I knew...

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That’s My Life in There….

January 27, 2022
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Life Stories, Personal Writings, Writings

Recently I had a conversation with an elderly person who said, “That’s my life in there…” While our lives are certainly more than what we interact with in the material realm, there is a huge truth I think we should pause and listen to, in these words… I imagine these thoughts are not uncommon as people continue to age. It was the idea and somewhat depressing yet realistic thought that one day after one’s death others will come into their...

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Caricature of Judith Van Bever-Green Upon Retirement from INTO Mason (George Mason University)

January 22, 2022
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Commissions and Client Comments

“We finally gave Judith her caricature. She was definitely speechless. She loved it.” – Julia Pfaff, INTO Mason Judith was Executive Director of Office of International Programs and Services and retired around last September, 2021. Her caricature was finally presented sometime in January, and I later received a phone call from her to directly express how pleased she was! The joy I feel when clients communicate their feelings about my work and how gifts were received brings such meaning to...

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The Safest Place to Be

January 20, 2022
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Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

Life is hard. While filled with abounding joys that I believe God wills for us, I imagine most people still wake up with various worries and go to sleep carrying various burdens. This morning as I center myself in my morning routine of reading, contemplation, prayer and music, I am thinking once again about ideas of fear, dread and safety. Many people in this world daily battle these things in the literal sense, while others battle the same things in...

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Art Images and Ideas of the Kingdom of Violence and the Kingdom of Peace

January 16, 2022
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Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

One man’s violence is another man’s peace. One man’s peace is another man’s violence. History is often written by the victorious. The sufferings and violences (of all sorts) toward the weak may remain unwritten. The Bible as a collection of writings, contains elements of both written human past and written human future; it contains stories of violences and stories of peace. When writing about Violence I like to use the word violences, plural – as violence is not always physical...

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The Day(s) After – “Is it Ordinary Time Yet??!!”

January 7, 2022
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Book, Media and Movie Commentaries, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

I started this on December 26 and decided since it is (was) now January 6 as I re-read my initial draft (nice, this word can be pronounced in both the present and now past tenses!), I looked it over to consider if it is worth the finish, and now it is completed on January 7. At the risk of sounding sacrilegious, Jesus is wondering (in my imagination), “Is it ordinary time yet?!” I mean…these celebrations are beautiful but can be...

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No One Ever Fully Gets the Life They Hoped For

January 6, 2022
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Personal Writings, Writings

I’m exhausted today likely due to my spontaneous consumption of one dark chocolate holiday truffle eaten around midnight as I shut off the TV and headed to bed, which is about my usual time. It was just laying there on the coffee table next to another wrapped light chocolate ball. I’m highly sensitive to caffeine. I drink a huge double cup of morning coffee and generally won’t drink coffee or any caffeinated beverage after about 2 pm as precaution against...

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I Literally and Unexpectedly Met “Mechanic Barbie” Today!

January 3, 2022
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Personal Writings, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

I seem to be finding myself in some remarkably unusual experiences from time to time, but perhaps that is just how I see things. Whether and how God answers prayer – or for that matter, if He exists – will never be proven. It seems to be an intentional mystery, essential for faith in the Creator and in knowing with what kind of Being we are dealing with… (are we alone in the Universe or does God see and is...

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We Seem to Have Ourselves a “Horse” Situation!

January 2, 2022
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Life Stories, Personal Writings, Short Stories/Creative Writing, Writings

Me: We seem to have ourselves a horse situation! Z: (feigning ignorance) A WHAT? Me: A “horse” situation. Z: (logical) Oh, you mean the KNIGHTS. Me: Yes, the knights. Of course. Those horses that can move in tricky ways! Z: (small laugh, showing slight intellectual acknowledgement of my hyperbole…just…slight!) Right. __________ The following is an affectionately written creative account – with a few artistic licenses taken! I mean…I tend to remember many conversations well but not word for word…liberties and...

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Eileen Slifer

I am a visual artist who works in a variety of mediums - producing fine art, illustration and design commissions/products for clients. I have been creating since childhood and sharing my giftings for hire since 1989. I also love to write and have been expressing in this way for a number of years in private poems, stories and journals that have been shared with treasured friends or publicly. Thank you for visiting my blog. I value the time and interest you spend on my expressions, and I read every comment.

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