note to self

ByKymberlee

living your truth always trumps preaching it
(that’s why preachy people make you feel uncomfortable. hello, mirror)

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ByKymberlee

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Ghazal: Calcified Naïveté
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Ghazal: Calcified Naïveté

ByKymberlee

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ByKymberlee

In my Free Will Astrology reading for this week, Rob Brezny urges me to “Surrender to the naked truth of what you love,” in order to open the door to my future. What follows is an unfiltered free write on the naked truth of what I love. The naked truth, after all, is a big…

Fin
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Fin

ByKymberlee

Art is a way of seeing and living and I like the way I do both.

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mommy love

ByKymberlee

Today, when she was telling me how hard things are, I just listened and listened some more with my ears and my heart. I was quiet. Then I told her, “I hear you. This is hard. I love you. I just love you so much.” And she was quiet. Then she cried. And something deep…

bricolage project day 18 [breaking]
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bricolage project day 18 [breaking]

ByKymberlee

Today’s random word comes from my friend, Aaron Dietz‘s book Super.  I wrote about his book a few years ago when it was published.  Today’s word is breaking. breaking with tradition.  breaking up.  breaking hearts.  breaking old habits.  break dancing.  breakfast.  breaking a pattern.  give me a break.  breaking. Breaking is a delightful word for…