So fellow travelers, walking the dog after an early Thanksgiving dinner, I caught the gorgeous colors of today’s sunset. While it’s early onset (we went out at 4:30pm) reminds me we will soon be walking in the darkness and cold of winter, today we walked in 60 degree sunshine, a gentle breeze carrying the sound […]
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Thanksgiving Haiku
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on November 26, 2015
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Thoughts: About Paris
Reflections from a gifted writer and someone I am blessed to know as a friend. These are thoughts which, as Tom’s writings so often do, echo my own feelings and struggles. It filled my heart with gratitude and hope. I hope it brings like blessings to my readers too.
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on November 21, 2015
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Thoughts: Cycles of Encouragement
I was catching up with the posts on the Bedlam Farm Creative group facebook page and I saw this shot of the teacup. Even before reading the post, my eyes got all sweaty.I start my day with Tom’s poems, they always seem to have just the message I need ( not always the message I […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on October 15, 2015
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And The Angels Smiled
I have much to share about an amazing weekend I spent with my creative friends. Here from the blog of writer Mary Ann Monteverde Hines is a moment painted with words both powerful and precise. Truly there is hope for healing of even the deepest pain when we come together with open hearts.
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on October 12, 2015
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Shedding Old Skin
An insight packed blog post from fellow Creative Group writer Mary Ann Monteverde Hines.
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on October 6, 2015
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Left Coast Dreams: Epilogue
So fellow travelers, endings bring beginnings. Self portrait in Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland OR Having had the chance to return to Portland, I now understand why I bogged down last year trying to write about our first trip. The two trips really were book ends of one larger experience. I could not put words […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 16, 2015
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Left Coast Dreams: Lost in Thought
So fellow travelers, moment by moment, I am discovering even more than magic in PDX. As tired as we were, we had to laugh when we realized we had walked right past what we were looking for. I am blessed to have a family with a pretty decent sense of humor. Still, I was not […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 4, 2015
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Left Coast Dreams: Running Amok in Tillamook
So fellow travelers, I am about to uncharacteristically ignore 90 percent of everything I know to do when hiking. We arrived in good time at Tillamook Forest Center, greeted by the old fire tower, which actually has a live webcam mounted on it so people can check on their favorite forest view anytime online. There’s […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 3, 2015
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What does it mean to be creative?
So fellow travelers, some thoughts on creativity. Author Jon Katz, recently posted a piece in his blog about the importance of creativity. He framed the topic with the issue of taking time to be creative and focuses on the struggle of women’s creative expression. His post got me thinking. He makes valid points regarding women […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 7, 2015
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Return to Bedlam Farm Conclusion : Love and Magic
So fellow travelers, do you believe in magic? By the end of the evening, all anxiety about driving the winding hills back to the loft apartment had completely evaporated. Basking one’s soul in the warm camaraderie of kindred spirits and the careful honing of perception from creative focus will do that to negative energy. My […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 5, 2015
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