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February 22, 2023

Broken.

February 22, 2023
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Personal Writings, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

In the past four weeks the theme of both broken and especially, breaking, has been in the forefront of my spiritual and cognitive contemplations. The week of the end of January/beginning of February felt especially significant. I’m only willing to articulate here the tip of the internal iceberg and summarize that the time period since then has been marked by an intentional cleansing of my home, heart, soul and life of some particular material items that I sensed had representative...

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Bluegrass Meets Hebrew-Formed Sound!

February 18, 2023
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics

I get a bit excited when I discover a new musical group to incorporate into my Spotify and its various playlists. Since I am not a radio listener, the mechanism for my new discoveries come by way of YouTube suggestions. While there is a tremendous amount of online-bad in having our preferences, interests and other internet explorations monitored, the usage of my algorhythm to introduce me to music I like is actually welcomed. (It should be noted that YouTube in...

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The Religious Architecture of Critical Race Theory

February 18, 2023
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Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

For some, this post may not be popular and may be met with a knee-jerk reaction to the title. I ask those who are concerned with both justice (of all sorts) and truth to bear with me. I also ask that those with such interests even go the extra mile–if you are one to listen to podcasts and especially those that might challenge one’s current understandings–and listen to this one. I always find Benjamin Boyce’s various interviews quite interesting. This...

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Gutsy Grandmom Reduces Girl Granddaughter To Tears

February 16, 2023
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Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

This is an amazing video and commentary worth the passing forward. It brought me to tears. The second story featured is also worth continuation of watching....

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Understanding and Recognizing the Straw Man

February 16, 2023
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Covid Pandemic Issues, Information and Ethics, Writings

Recognizing the set-up of a straw man which one can easily then knock down in a seemingly-logical argument is a valuable skill. I can’t say I can immediate recognize/identify/verbalize the straw man when I see or hear him being constructed. I’m not always quick on the uptake but often my mind/gut will tell me something is wrong here in the logic long before I can pinpoint it. This talk is interesting since they identify/deconstruct a particular straw man argument recently...

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A Stranger Changed My World Today

February 16, 2023
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Personal Writings, Writings, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

Our world(s) can change in an instant, in the blink of an eye. My world has seemed pretty good since Sunday night, but in one moment this afternoon I came ear-to-ear with how verbally violent strangers can be. I had taken a two-day trip to Newark, Delaware, my hometown of 49 years, for an eye doctor appointment, to deliver some large artwork, and to visit with several friends. In terms of meaningful, deep and connecting conversations, this visit seemed exceptional....

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The Seven Flights of Spiro the Sparrow (Glimpses Into My Work-in-Progress)

February 11, 2023
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Personal Writings, Short Stories/Creative Writing, Writings

Coming Soon! (I mean…as soon as possible!!) The Seven Flights of Spiro the Sparrow Spiro the Sparrow is the story of one of God’s little birds that soar the skies and hop in the fields of creation, taking note of humans. Each day Spiro begins his day singing along with all the other birds in preparation for his first flight after the dawn. On his flight each day he notices three things– a child feeling happiness, God’s works, and a child...

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New Children’s Book Release: The Amazing Magical Musical Tree

February 11, 2023
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Books, Short Stories/Creative Writing, Writings

The following is taken from my most recent studio newsletter. If you would like to receive my periodic newsletter by email, please send me a message. Thank you! Dear Clients and Friends, I write to let you know about a new children’s book I recently published called The Amazing Magical Musical Tree. This work took me seven years to complete, and is available for sale on Amazon. If you would like a signed copy or special inscription for gift-giving, you can...

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That Was Really Messed Up: “Lost Ollie” Review

February 11, 2023
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Book, Media and Movie Commentaries, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

Once upon a time there was a thing many families tried to implement. The idea was pretty simple. It was called “Family Night.” Often on a Saturday night, those with young children would plan an evening that loosely resembled some version of the following: In retrospect, I must wonder if some of the movies my family watched together ultimately had some harmful effects. However, all-in-all, this is how I remembered things and in general, it was a good time of...

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Uncontrollable Dancing

February 2, 2023
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Personal Writings, Writings

There’s a lot of weird things in this world, and sometimes we get to read about the mysterious and somewhat inexplicable. A couple of times in the past months I’ve been listening to talks that revolve around mass hysteria and social contagion, and the Dancing Plagues of the Renaissance were mentioned. Just the name of it and the brief description piqued my curiosity. I love certain types of dance–and dancing and movement have always connected with me. The idea that...

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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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