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Blog: Collecting Yourself Topics:Creativity, Art, Wellness
Tag Archives: death
Crossing the Line: Embracing Death with Creativity
Over dinner with a friend, nearly a month ago, I pondered over the connections between creativity and death. She had just watched a movie about a Japanese man who took a job assisting with death rites, and our conversation spiraled into … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Living
Tagged creativity, Day of the Dead, death, death rites, dia de los muertos, Grief Loss and Bereavement, latino, life and death, Mexico, mother
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Contemplative Art
This week’s Celebration of Wellness Blog Party focused on cultivating stillness. I was amazed at the lessons once learned in other situations that came to the foreground this week. This week reminded me that I have a lot of wisdom … Continue reading
I say Good-bye…I say Hello
Yesterday morning, I woke up with a slight feeling of sadness. I couldn’t place at first where my melancholy mood came from, but within seconds, I realized I was grieving over saying goodbye to 2010. This year resonated with meaning … Continue reading
Storyteller’s Daughter
I love a good story. And Halloween stories or spooky stories are some of my favorite. Even as a kid, those were the stories my family told as we circled up in an attempt to entertain one another. My dad … Continue reading
Posted in Expressive Art, Storytelling
Tagged Archibald McCafferty, collecting yourself, Creative Writing, creativity, death, Family, Halloween, Hurricane Allen, Kill Seven Murderer, scary story, Short story, spookie story, storyteller, Storyteller's Daughter, the art of collecting yourself
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Wishcasting Wednesday: Where do you wish to grow your confidence?
WHERE DO I WISH TO GROW MY CONFIDENCE?
I wish to reach down to that place inside where I sometimes cling onto things as a way of holding onto memories. I want to grow the confidence to let go of those things, knowing that the stories I have associated with them can ultimately be anchored in my heart. Continue reading
Posted in polyvore, Wishcasting Wednesday
Tagged clutter, collecting yourself, creativity, death, grief, grieving, memorabilia, memories, Rachel Payne, simple living, simplicity, the art of collecting yourself, wishcasting wednesday, www.collectingyourself.wordpress.com, www.jamieriderstudio.ca
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Wishcasting Wednesday: What I want less of
As a young lady of 21, I dreamed of stepping out on my own. My wedding was just months away and life was mine for the living. One fateful afternoon, I lost my mother. First to a coma and then … Continue reading
Posted in Wishcasting Wednesday
Tagged collecting yourself, Coma, counseling, creativity, curiosity, death, dreams, grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Health, loss, Mental Health, Rachel Payne, wise woman, wishcasting wednesday, www.collectingyourself.wordpress.com, www.jamieriderstudio.ca
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When Life Hands You Cherries
You have heard the old adages about Life being a bowl of cherries and Life handing you lemons to make lemonade, well about three days ago, I was gifted with a box packed with 8 full bags of raw cherries. … Continue reading
Posted in Connecting, Creative Living, Spirituality
Tagged Cherries, collecting yourself, death, Dennis Flin, Dennis Flinn, loss, raw foods, stress
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