Monthly Archives: June 2012

The Backcountry Take on Fear

Posted on June 24, 2012 by kyra333

I write about fear a lot. Partly because I have spent a good portion of my life not participating, not living a bigger life for fear-sake. The other part is I now work with folks as a life coach and … Continue reading →

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Sophomore Slump?

Posted on June 24, 2012 by kyra333

My second book is ready to be shopped around to agents. I did this briefly with my first book, a memoir, but realized that nobody was going to buy the poor man’s version of Eat Pray Love with a sarcastic … Continue reading →

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Don’t Bother Me I’m Soaking

Posted on June 24, 2012 by kyra333

It is a lazy Sunday afternoon and I have been reading, drawing, meditating which looks a lot like napping to the untrained eye. I have also been thinking about writing, which also looks remarkably like napping to the untrained eye. … Continue reading →

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I Would Give Up a Lung

Posted on June 24, 2012 by kyra333

The assignment was for each team of two to research their assigned organ and give an oral report. This announcement promptly caused my first panic attack, I was in 6th grade. Elyse Pector and I researched and wrote our report … Continue reading →

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The Cover of the NY Times

Posted on June 24, 2012 by kyra333

A month or two ago I was having a conversation with a friend who was trying to figure out how they felt about something they had done: were they ashamed or, was it indeed no big deal? The event was … Continue reading →

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The Tugboat Follies

Posted on June 24, 2012 by kyra333

A few weeks ago my fabulous sidekick Ms. Marsue asked me what my new blog was about. She didn’t ask me to summarize it. But I felt the need and was unable to do it. I couldn’t not add all … Continue reading →

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The hair of my enemy

Posted on June 24, 2012 by kyra333

I like change; I crave change yet I find it uncomfortable. This conundrum can make for lots of good things in terms of discovery, and lots of ‘what were you thinking” in terms of hairstyles.  To begin with I have … Continue reading →

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Alexi doesn’t live here anymore

Posted on June 24, 2012 by kyra333

There are times when I move from one thing, to another at a very rapid state without processing what I have learned or felt. When I do this for too many days I can feel drained.  When I push past … Continue reading →

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Doing more with less

Posted on June 24, 2012 by kyra333

In the course of twelve hours I had three conversations with three different people about control or the lack there of. During each conversation all the people uttered the phrase “I have to let it go” as in they had … Continue reading →

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The Consultation

Posted on June 24, 2012 by kyra333

Dear Our Lady of the Perpetual Short Attention Span I am praying to you for help and Oh look a humming bird guidance

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