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When Butterflies Chased Us
That day is etched in my mind forever because it is still one of my very favorite moments, in my entire life, and it was spent with you. ...
Deb
Feb 13 min read
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When my Mind Breathes
Pinball Ping pong Monkey mind Full Overstimulated No room to think Jarring Abrupt Painful Depleted Exhausted Too much clamoring in my...
Deb
Aug 26, 20241 min read
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Down the Rabbit Hole
The moment I walked by the white wooden arbor of lush blooming roses, the sweet, soft scent greeted me and wrapped its perfume all around...
Deb
May 7, 20244 min read
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Tiny Pivot
There’s this little voice that keeps peeking its’ head from around the corner at me. “Hellooooo...” Oh boy. I don’t always like this...
Deb
Sep 3, 20226 min read
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A Pearl Returned (Re-sharing)
My home burned down in the Malibu-Agoura firestorm on October 23, 1978. I was in 8th grade and I often think about what it must have...
Deb
Jun 25, 20224 min read
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Side of Bacon, Please
It literally took me 3 hours to settle this monkey-mind down enough to sit and begin to write this morning. It’s been months since I have...
Deb
Apr 10, 20226 min read
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Ghosts in the Sunshine
End of the work week. One day off. Feeling anxious about choosing how to spend my time. So many things I haven’t had time to do…...
Deb
May 31, 20214 min read
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Split Second
I was in 3rd grade. It seemed to take my mom hours to drive our 1979 tan Bronco up that curvy road to the open field behind my...
Deb
May 4, 20213 min read
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Her Fingers Were Stained Black
I was a little girl when my grandparents had their walnut farm in Le Grand. My grandparents were down-to-earth, simple, hard-working...
Deb
Apr 24, 20213 min read
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The Best Crash Award
She was only 10 years old and she had just won the “best crash” award. Our family was on a 140-mile cycling trip through Tuscany. Tuscany...
Deb
Apr 3, 20215 min read
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Tower Truth
It was mid-week and work had been relentlessly busy. Trying to get to the end of a project felt like I was trudging through wet cement....
Deb
Feb 7, 20214 min read
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You know that perfect, unexpected moment?
The deepest of peace and true happiness can only really be found when we are truly still in the present moment, so they say. So often I...
Deb
Jan 3, 20215 min read
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Mirrors of our Hearts
2020 has been quite a year. Many of us have experienced hardship and much heartache. But, in January, I had this feeling that this was...
Deb
Nov 23, 20206 min read
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Poles and Prickly Pears
I’d never used trekking poles before. They steadied me and helped immensely as I navigated up and down the steep terrain. Headed for a...
Deb
Nov 1, 20204 min read
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A Pearl Returned
My home burned down in the Malibu-Agoura firestorm on October 23, 1978. I was in 8th grade and I often think about what it must have...
Deb
Oct 11, 20204 min read
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Hope Like Diamonds
Stand up paddling. The morning is perfect. Glassy water, sun glistening, the quiet of the bay since the summer visitors are gone. It’s...
Deb
Sep 26, 20204 min read
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Don't Go It Alone
I’m in it with you. The day was long. I sat on the concrete slab near the water watching as the sun slipped behind the hills to my back....
Deb
Sep 5, 20204 min read
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Wet Cement or Just Jell-O?
Today was a beautiful, relaxing day. As I sat at my kitchen table this morning, a cool breeze with all the promises of fall blew through...
Deb
Aug 30, 20202 min read
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