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Living Out This Idea of Love
It seems to me that the universe is bound together by dancing molecules of love. I’ve had a couple of rough weeks. Free floating...
stephanieraffelock
Sep 5, 20194 min read
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The Size of a Parakeet’s Heart
Breakfast happened in a sunny corner of the kitchen on a plastic tablecloth whose flowered print had faded in spots from the sun and the...
stephanieraffelock
May 27, 20183 min read
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The Transformative Force of Grief
Is it uniquely American to pick and choose emotional states, as if from a menu? Be happy. Don’t be angry. Choose joy, not sorrow. Aim for...
stephanieraffelock
Nov 27, 20173 min read
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Holiday Wishes
I am hunkered down with tea and  a laptop, moving forward on a manuscript that has had its hands around my throat for the past year and...
stephanieraffelock
Dec 24, 20161 min read
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Gratitude
You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your...
stephanieraffelock
Aug 28, 20162 min read
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Our Breaking Heart
My heart won’t stop aching for the cops shot to death while they were trying to protect the protesters. I think about their families and...
stephanieraffelock
Jul 10, 20163 min read
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What The Morning Brings
I kept the teapot and the sugar and creamer, though I lost the lid to the pot during a move. I displayed them on a shelf. The rest of the...
stephanieraffelock
Feb 13, 20162 min read
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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...
stephanieraffelock
May 17, 20131 min read
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Details
Why should it matter that wet, March snow makes your boots create a squeaking sound when you walk around the lake in the early morning...
stephanieraffelock
Mar 12, 20131 min read
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Long Ago, It Must Be…I Have A Photograph
Now they are in their sixties and it seems strange that such a full life, a so many feelings and experiences life, rushed by them faster...
stephanieraffelock
Mar 4, 20131 min read
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