Category: Ponderings
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My love life is suffering
~ a vignette ~ Head buried in The New Yorker is not the norm for my morning commute on the Q, but I recently subscribed and am quite enjoying my quiet time with the articles each morning. It seems more productive than staring at random people as I internally bee-bop to the Broadway tunes in…
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New In Town
I moved to NY 14 days ago. It’s been a blur, but life is starting to feel organized. And thankfully, I have a friend to stay with until I get things aligned on the job-front. I’ve met with recruiters, upgraded my LinkedIn account, checked into networking events and gotten into the groove of the whole…
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Animal Crackers, a change in perspective
Grocery shopping on a Sunday night is never the ideal situation as the weekend crowd has cleared out the shelves and the restocking team is obviously slacking. (No offense restockers, maybe it’s just my grocery store). But when you’re out of your jumbo bag of animal crackers which accompanies your habitual 10pm coffee habit, off…
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The fences we build…
As usual, I ate lunch outside, under a tree, but today I was facing the fence. It made me think how horrible it would be to live stuck behind a fence, with no hope of the freedom on the other side. You don’t have to be in prison to live a life behind fences and…
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What inspires you?
To live your best life, you have to live a life that is engaged and connected. And that means different things to different people. For me, that means the hustle and bustle of the city. I can and do appreciate time away in nature, and enjoy the solitude. It’s a weekly requirement that feeds my…
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Why you never see a Redwood alone
“…The truth is, we all need supportive relationships. I once heard a lecture in which the speaker talked about the great redwood trees in California, those magnificent giants of the forest towering as much as three hundred feet in the air. ‘You’d think such tall trees would require very deep roots,’ the speaker said. ‘Actually,…
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Design Conference Takeaways
This was my first time to attend Circles Design Conference, and it was totally rad! And yeah, 80’s themed. Not only did attendees get sweet swag, but great insight from the following peeps. These were my takeaways… DAY ONE — Mikey Burton @mikeyburton Say YES! even when you should probably say no. Especially to the…
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Rob Bell & a new American Christianity
I grew up in the church and after nearly 30 years of weekly sermons, bible studies, sunday school, kids events, youth events, as an attendee and volunteer, the message can sometimes feel a bit redundant, albeit still good. In my 20’s my mind was asking lots of question and pondering ideas that didn’t have specific…
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To Love Well
Eight ladies and three men decided to take a trip to Guyana, South America. To share God’s love. I didn’t know what to expect, but I wanted to join. On Friday, June 24, we headed out to begin the adventure. For those of you familiar with the 80’s movie “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” staring Steve…
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11,000+ miles in 30 days
I had great photo plans for this roadtrip but it didn’t quite go as planned. I’ve come to realize when I’m traveling to visit friends and family I haven’t seen in a while, the photography goes on the backburner as there’s so much to catch up on. Even though I love shooting photography, my top…
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