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POETRY SLAMS from Broken People in this Broken World

February 5, 2022
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Personal Writings, Writings

po·et·ry slam noun a competition using elimination rounds for the reading or performance of poetry. __________ I suppose this is a two-blog-post kind of Saturday. Will keep this rather short with my thoughts… Several years ago a friend sent me this link to a young woman reading a poetical expression concerning her depression and anxiety. I must say, her expression and especially, her delivery, lacks proper words that might convey my high applause of this piece. While everyone’s unseen battles...

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The Unexpected Rapid Round Trip From Hawaii to Antarctica and Back – With No Preparation Nor Suitcase Packed

February 5, 2022
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Personal Writings, Writings

Hurting people hurt. This is absolutely true. Everything is complicated. This is absolutely true. There is nothing new under the Sun. This is absolutely true. Sparing the horrible, seemingly endless plethora of details of that which seemed to put me on a metaphorical emotional and spiritual one-way flight yesterday evening from Hawaii to Antarctica…this morning, as I try to get my sense of self and all that is good, right and spiritually true in this world and all else aligned…...

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Problems and Predicaments

February 3, 2022
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Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

Listening to a podcast last night, I became focused on this statement:“Problems have solutions. Predicaments have outcomes.”That’s an interesting way to frame something… _________The podcast was in reference to issues now embedded in a pretty broad topic of current world interest, not my typical self-help podcasts – Ha. To me, this statement is interesting because it reflects the complexity of most things. Some things truly are problems that can be fairly clearly solved. I would say predicaments might be situations...

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What’s Groovier Than A Groundhog on National TV?!!

February 2, 2022
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Personal Writings, Writings

Sonny and Cher on National TV!!! Happy Groundhog Day Y’All…...

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In the Delightful Deadness of the Dark, Dreary, Dismal, Difficult, Depressing Drudgeries of the Winters, New Life is Born Again and Again and Again

February 2, 2022
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Personal Writings, Writings

When winter has done its beautiful, cold, dreadful and dreary work, suddenly one day we start to come alive. We get the urge and yearning to plant and to grow and to move into the cycle of another season and chapter. Yesterday it was 18° in the morning; and it was 34° at high noon today. But I think I can get this wood stove going and tackle things in the basement of the studio building and begin to move...

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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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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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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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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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