stephanieraffelockSep 5, 20194 minLiving Out This Idea of LoveIt seems to me that the universe is bound together by dancing molecules of love. I’ve had a couple of rough weeks. Free floating...
stephanieraffelockJul 27, 20144 minIs Age Just A Number?The impervious feeling of youth is a delicious drunk of newness and firsts: first apartment, first true love, first heartbreak; the...
stephanieraffelockApr 12, 20134 minMusings on Living FullyTwenty-five years ago, tennis was my game. I loved the feeling of getting up early and hitting for an hour before work. I loved the cute...
stephanieraffelockApr 1, 20133 minDoing the LeibsterSome mornings, most mornings, I wake up with the committee blaring in my head. There is the usual to-do list, then a tremendous amount...
stephanieraffelockMar 26, 20132 minThe Story You Are InSometimes it seems so clear; where I am and who I am and what story is unfolding. I had grandparents that slept in separate bedrooms;...
stephanieraffelockMar 23, 20132 minA Smith Corona and Wild WeedsSpiral journals came after that, more poetry and lyrics to songs, short stories about my parents divorce. I swooned over Anis Nin and May...
stephanieraffelockMar 21, 20133 minBlogging PracticeWomen’s Voices – Natalie Goldberg The new Natalie Goldberg book arrived from Amazon yesterday. Before the sun came up, I made a cup of...
stephanieraffelockMar 14, 20132 minMore of the “Sad” SameNew Pope. It was the big world news yesterday. For me, it was curious and sad. Even though I was raised a Catholic, I want nothing to do...
stephanieraffelockMar 12, 20131 minDetailsWhy should it matter that wet, March snow makes your boots create a squeaking sound when you walk around the lake in the early morning...
stephanieraffelockMar 10, 20132 minFor the Love of Sunday and RilkeLetters to a Young Poet, by Rainer Maria Rilke Sunday is the best day of the week. It stretches before me without schedule or obligation....