Tag Archives: too much world

Hidden Hearts

Posted on February 15, 2017 by whimsygizmo

.. Hear the breeze? She articulates her whim. Her will’s another story altogether. Hear the beat? The art we are (our center) doesn’t have a color, ……..creed, …………….or size. Oh, we’ve had it. We’re going out to make some (progress) … Continue reading →

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Still Trying to Throw Her Arms Around the World

Posted on February 1, 2017 by whimsygizmo

Crossing the River – Ally Saunders .. I write in salt. Heart doubled and aching. Give me your (blessed are the) poor, your tired (oh, I am tired) your ……..(world) weary souls. Give me a riverbridge, a quiet song. Something … Continue reading →

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Breathing Room

Posted on February 1, 2017 by whimsygizmo

.. Make a ceiling of this sky, indigo in all its glory. Embrace the bound -aries of this room, this infinite space, this place we’ve been given to inhale and exhale and grow to know our -selves, each other. Gather … Continue reading →

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Listening to my 13-year-old daughter sing Alessia Cara on an ordinary Thursday night

Posted on January 26, 2017 by whimsygizmo

.. But there’s a hope that’s waiting for you in the dark You should know you’re beautiful just the way you are And you don’t have to change a thing, the world could change its heart No scars to your … Continue reading →

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tree house

Posted on November 15, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. don’t mind us …..(or find us), we’re just up here in our tree. Making chai tea and re -discovering our chi. we’re brilliant-busy listening to the whisper of the leaves, the way the wise wood knows things. you can … Continue reading →

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The {Un}Tragedy of Shine

Posted on November 11, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. You’ve been given the light you’ve been given; the life you’ve been livin’ wherever it may be. They’ll give you a bushel to hide under, a gray sky for muffling your song. They’ll give you a reason to run, … Continue reading →

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Noisy World

Posted on November 10, 2016 by whimsygizmo

… The tragedy is that most of us are just trying (on quiet knees) to raise nice kids, maybe write a little, to rid ourselves of worry, …………………………..fear. The tragedy is, there are always things we get to choose: kindness … Continue reading →

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