changing the room of my mind
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changing the room of my mind

ByKymberlee

There’s so much I want to say.  So much I could say about friendship, and belonging, and how care (or the absence of it) feels deep in the center of my being.  About feeling dehumanized so often.  Objectified.  Plunked into the fantasies and projections of men who said they loved me but didn’t show me…

bricolage project day 19 [be]
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bricolage project day 19 [be]

ByKymberlee

Today’s randomly-chosen word is be and comes from The Quantum and the Lotus by Matthieu Ricard & Trinh Xuan Thuan.  It’s a fascinating exploration of the intersection of Western science and Buddhist philosophy.   I cannot more highly recommend this book.  Turns out, I’m in good company: The Quantum and the Lotus is the rich and…

bricolage project day 8 [“waking-life”]
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bricolage project day 8 [“waking-life”]

ByKymberlee

This Waking Life I went biking around Greenlake with my daughter this afternoon so I decided to make my bricolage there with whatever I found.  The graffiti was already on the table and I love it.  Love the color and the form.  My rule was that everything had to come from the ground.  You will…

your he(art) is ready.
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bricolage project day 7 [finding]

ByKymberlee

Finding the Frame Has Been Dissolved Today’s randomly-chosen word is finding from Awakening the Heroes Within by Carol S. Pearson.  I continue to be intrigued with the words that are coming each day.  I open the book to a random page and point to a word without looking.  Twice, I’ve pointed to a blank page but otherwise, these…

in the silence
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in the silence

ByKymberlee

This morning, I led my second writing workshop at a local homeless shelter.  Before I arrived, I chose the following prompt: In the silence I understand… We do 20 minutes of free writing and then share.  I found it interesting that one of the women I was working with could hear but didn’t speak.  I…