Category: Conversation
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Make New Friends But Keep the Old – One is Silver and the Other Gold
The title of today’s blog is from a song we used to sing when I was in Girl Scouts. I had a short career with it (I was a Daisy and a Brownie – that’s it), but that song I carry with me always. I made friends with Willy yesterday. He’s a musician. Going to…
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Scattered Thoughts – They Don't Fit.
There is steam rolling off of the green tea in my Indiana mug. It’s luke warm by now but warmer still than the air outside. The tulips are in full bloom, soaking up the sun. It’s already 10:30am and I’m wondering where my morning went. I have the last step of my undergraduate program taunting…
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Welcome to Indiana!
“We began at A, graciously proceeded to B, talent showed you to C and time brought you to D.” – RD I have such a great knack for getting myself lost. I enjoy it. I don’t plan on it, but I always end up heading in the wrong direction or taking a wrong turn. The…
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Expand my rib cage – my heart feels bigger.
Quick update because I have to pack, clean, and grab myself a large dirty chai latte to go for my ride to Grand Rapids! I had such a good day yesterday. Honestly. My heart really does feel bigger. I got into work, charged a ridiculous amount of time to admin, and went through an exit…
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I am what I say. I'm not what I say. What I say goes.
I am more excited than words can s.a.y. for my April 15th start to summer! I am so glad to be moving on from this path in life. In the words of Mike Posner, “I’m grateful but not content.” (Yes, I just took it there.) I am fortunate to have had my exit interview with a…
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Sunny Sunday, I have to pass you by.
Sunday. The day of rest work… Weird. I’ll be heading into work today. I have to get everything wrapped up today so that Monday I’m smooth sailing and can take care of all of the little things that will get sent back to me right before the deadline. I don’t mind putting in the…
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Question Master: Did you read that blog yet?
How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? If I didn’t know how old I was, I would judge my age through interactions with others and the closer I felt with them, the closer in age I would assume I was to them. On any given day, following this line…
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Bean & Leaf Cafe: a rainy day, coffee shop Sunday afternoon
Today is a rainy day Sunday. Despite my long laundry list of things to accomplish, I find myself at the Bean & Leaf Cafe in downtown Rochester, sitting at a window seat table, looking over the corner intersection. The leaf design artfully displayed in the foam of my dirty chai latte is expanding into an unrecognizable…
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We all live with the scars we choose.
I’m just going to come right out and say this: I’m getting a tattoo. Just one more to add to the dime-sized one that I already have and then I’m done. I know what there is to be said about tattooing myself. If you’re inclined to respond negatively, let me just cut you short by…
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Since when has spontaneity required planning?
Here’s a puzzle: Tonight was going to be spontaneous tonight – turns out, the activity of choice is fully booked in several cities. I guess this is my true test for spontaneity – I have approximately one hour to come up with another good plan! God’s got a way of keeping me honest with my…
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