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stephanieraffelock
- Oct 18, 2013
- 3 min
Ode To A Desk
When the top was rolled up, twelve small drawers outlined the top of the desk, dropping down into other small compartments and shelving, ...
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stephanieraffelock
- Sep 24, 2013
- 2 min
To Retire
A lifetime of work behind me, for the moment—I find myself “retired,” not even sure that I have any infinity at all with that word. To re...
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stephanieraffelock
- Aug 19, 2013
- 8 min
Letting Go
Each year I plan a retreat for my community. This year I am bringing Dr. James Finley to Boulder, CO on September 20, 21 and 22, 2013 to ...
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stephanieraffelock
- Aug 7, 2013
- 3 min
Never Again!
Tucked into a quiet Topanga Canyon, then home to artists, musicians, spiritual seekers and rabid vegetarians, was a place called Elysian ...
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stephanieraffelock
- Jul 16, 2013
- 4 min
Barefoot Wild
At four my parents divorced and my father relocated to Glacier National Park, which presented a whole different pallet of nature than Car...
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stephanieraffelock
- Jul 14, 2013
- 1 min
I Am A Little Fish
The water is cool in hot desert sun, and she loves the sun, loves how it feels on her skin. This is her world; A mother and father who si...
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stephanieraffelock
- May 20, 2013
- 2 min
With Wild Abandon
The chores of Saturday somehow soothe me. The act of putting things in their place marks the ending and the beginning of the cycle. I lov...
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stephanieraffelock
- May 17, 2013
- 1 min
Simple Beauty
At first it seemed that there was just a pile of stuff on the ledge, nothing particularly orderly and then one day, it was finished. She ...
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