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Hello... and thank you for visiting "Creative Life Writing."
Below are a few holiday offerings: a cornucopia 
of joy, contemplation, gratitude (and more) that reflect
what resides in my heart as I look back over my shoulder, 
glimpse into the future, and then breathe... until 
I feel myself fully embodying the present moment.

Ijajee's Story

When you are traveling

and find yourself alone,

it is not wise

to think of yourself as ignorant.

Because when you travel alone

you have no one to depend on

but yourself.

And would you trust someone

you thought to be ignorant?

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Just say, "I do not understand."

These things that you do not

understand...

put them into a bag

and carry them over your shoulder.

As time goes on,

the bag will get empty.

 

Charlotte de Clue

from That's What She Said,

Contemporary Poetry and Fiction

by Native American Women 


PINK MARTINI

Pink Martini's Joy To The World:

A Holiday Spectacular

Internationally acclaimed "little orchestra" Pink Martini decks the airwaves with festive holiday songs from around the globe. This is a multi-denominational, multicultural jubilee that overflows with enough holiday spirit to warm your entire family. It will air on NPR stations throughout the 2015 holiday season.




"At the End of the Day: A Mirror of Questions"
poem by
John O'Donohue
Irish poet & philosopher

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At the End of the Day: A Mirror of Questions

What dreams did I create last night?
Where did my eyes linger today?
Where was I blind?
Where was I hurt without anyone noticing?
What did I learn today?
What did I read?
What new thoughts visited me?
What differences did I notice in those closest to me?
Whom did I neglect?
Where did I neglect myself?
What did I begin today that might endure?
How were my conversations?
What did I do today for the poor and excluded?
Did I remember the dead today?
Where could I have exposed myself to the risk of something different?
Where did I allow myself to receive love?
With whom today did I most feel myself?
What reached me today? How deep did it imprint?
Who saw me today?
What visitations had I from the past and from the future?
What did I avoid today?
From the evidence--why was I given this day?

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An invitation...
Read the poem again.
Select some of the questions that speak to you and
reframe them in the context of 
the year we are leaving behind, for example:
"What dreams did I create in 2015?"

Then ask the same question again, this time considering
the year we are now entering, for example:
"What dreams will I create in 2016?"


Discover more about John O'Donohue by visiting:  www.johnodonohue.com

Click the link below to visit the website for the radio program: ON BEING and
listen to PeabodyAward-winning host Krista Tippit interviewing John O'Donohue.

http://www.onbeing.org/program/john-o-donohue-the-inner-landscape-beauty/203



Two-minute meditation

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Relax.
Focus on your breathing.
Quiet your mind.