November 2021: Spotlight on my process as a mixed media artist
October 2021: Near giving up
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September 2021: Crystallizing my ideas and putting myself first
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August 2021: Mindful Self-Compassion Circles of Practice meditations
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July 2021: Incest Survivor's Roar idea
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June 2021: Relinquishing the fight
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May 2021: Sticking to my path no matter what
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April 2021: Completion of 30works30days 2021
March 2021: Being hope
February 2021: Do I have a future?
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January 2021: Lemon flowers in winter
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December 2020: Resilience
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November 2020: The passing of my beloved cat, Tigger
October 2020: Discovering Nora Bateson
September 2020: Complete overwhelm and powerful hope
August 2020: "When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves." - Viktor E. Frankl
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July 2020: A time of deeper learning
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June 2020: Reframing failure
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May 2020: "Rewriting is where the game is won or lost; rewriting is the essence of writing" - William Zinsser
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My thoughts and experiences as a musician, writer and artist (March 2011 - April 2020)