![]() ** That I loved to sing when I was kid and did so with joy all through out high school. That I wanted to sing for the rest of my life. ** That I placed 1st Chair Alto in the All Girls Regional Choir my senior year in high school. ** That I stopped signing because I was told I needed something to fall back on...it took years for me to start singing again. ** That I am determined not to let anyone (including me) side track my kid's passions by telling them to find something to fall back on. That I don't want anyone else to find a fall back instead of focusing on their passion. ** That I loved all most every minute of the time I lived in Europe. It stopped being fun after 9/11 but I would pack up and go back in a heartbeat.
** That when I lived in Italy, sometimes after my daughter went off to school I would get on the train and spend the day in Florence at a cafe. ** That I cried for an hour on the flight back to the US at the end of our time living in Europe. That sometimes I still catch myself saying "I've only been back a few years (but really its been 10 years). That part of my lottery winning plan includes a home in Italy. ** That I once took a DNA test to discover where in Africa my ancestral mothers came from. That I waited to open the results until I was circling with other women. That reclaiming my ancestry made such a huge difference in my life, because knowing where I came from helped to quiet the questions and stay focused on where I'm going. ** That after years of telling myself I wasn't as good a teacher as my mom, I fully and truly embraced being a teacher because I've found my own way of doing it. I'm really good at it and it makes my heart sing. ***** The inspirational spark for this missive comes from the fabulous word smith Alexandra Franzen, whom I highly recommend falling in love with. Also, if I sound like someone you'd like to get to know better, sign up for my newsletter.
Donna
4/9/2013 12:26:10
I love you cousin. xoxox Comments are closed.
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Blessings!I'm Dionne, a Natural Rhythms Creation Coach and Elemental Forces of Creation Oracle Reader. I teach people how to tune into to the power of the elements and rhythms of nature to design a life they love I WRITE:
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