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The Shared Eyebrow and the Runaway Tablet
Reblogged from The Nice Thing About Strangers: He has a blue jogging suit and winter coat, she wears leggings as pants with a ski jacket. They stand close while waiting for the plane. She tries to hand him his own … Continue reading
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Mr. Independent
A little boy in a blue t-shirt acts tough, strong, fearless. He clutches a toy truck low at his side and eyes the passengers on the train. His father sees a friend near the front of the car, and moves … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Europe, Happiness, Inspiration, Travel, Writing
Tagged children, fathers and sons, Izmir, mothers and sons, precocious, public transportation, train, travel in Turkey
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Road Trip. Colorado, Kansas, and Who We Are
…we’re not born with unlimited choices. We can’t be anything we want to be. We come into this world with a specific, personal destiny. We have a job to do, a calling to enact, a self to become. We are … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Happiness, Literature, Travel, Writing
Tagged corn planting, driving through Kansas, grain elevator, grass, interstate, literature, road trip through Colorado, roads, skies, Steven Pressfield, train, travel
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The March. Guest post by #theRedondoBeachDude.
On an early Friday morning three tiny travelers make their way to school. Passing shining blades of grass, the trio giggles and smiles with the brightness of the day. Hand in hand, step by little step, they proudly display backpacks … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Fitness, Happiness, Travel, Writing
Tagged children, Colorado, friendship, morning jog, parades, soldiers
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Have a Nice Trip
Reblogged from The Nice Thing About Strangers: I stumbled over a dip in the sidewalk, tumbled over my own black boots in the peripheral glance of a polite Turkish man in a Captain’s hat. He didn’t want to look, but … Continue reading
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Step Dois, Três. Turn Dois, Três
The folk dancers gather, circle out, promenade, move to the music. A man in a brown hat calls out directions, and the audience whispers, “Is that English?” The Portuguese folk dancers are performing for a mother-daughter tea party in the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Happiness, Inspiration, Travel, Writing
Tagged elderly, entertainment at a party, folk dancers, hobbies, joy, Lisbon, Portugal, tea party
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Possibility
My new niece is two weeks old. This brings my total to two nieces. Naturally, I know that Addy, Savannah, and I will certainly be traveling like mad–once they can get passports. This weekend I watched elderly people’s faces light … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, courage, elderly people, happiness, life, mothers, new babies, newborns, parenting, Paul Bowles
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Older and Wiser (and Eating Cake!)
The treadmills hum quietly and the pair of ladies speak loudly. Their grey hair bounces, they swing their elbows. When one says, “All right, here we go,” they turn up the speed just a pinch, and clasp onto the frame … Continue reading
