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Mexican Squirt, listen and stop

February 7, 2013by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Around the corner from where I live there is this Mexican Grocery store.  And right now I am enjoying a Mexican Squirt.  That’s Squirt made with pure cane sugar.  No […]

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doing, easy, exercise, freedom, letting go, life, listen, nature, soul, stress
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learn from the sunflower

July 26, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

This beautiful sunflower shows all the hope and promise of life.  I am here, I am happy, I am spectacular.  Bring it on. I am ready. What a glorious sight. […]

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choice, exercise, growth, habits, life, nature, to-do
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I bought plastic

April 30, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I bought a plastic cup.  This goes against everything I believe, but I have become super tired of spilling everything in my car.  I  need to drink more water, we […]

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clutter, fear, lessons, nature, waste
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I am a coconut

April 6, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

A coconut, that’s exactly what I am and what I want to be, because it works for me. I have a hard shell, I can fall from 20 feet in […]

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easy, growth, lessons, nature, soul
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What do we really know???

April 2, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Recently, more than once, I have known things before I actually saw them in real life. Pretty weird.  But it got me to thinking, just how did that happen.  Seriously […]

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exercise, growth, listen, nature, plans, soul, spirit, Uncategorized
Nature and My Nature

Nature and My Nature

January 11, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

The only thing I can count on is nature. I can count on it to do whatever the h%ll it wants when it wants, except for the bazillion things it […]

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emotional, goals, habits, mental, moving on, nature
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I am not what I own

December 2, 2011by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Which is good.  Because I don’t want to be a bunch of old crap in a storage unit, or and minivan with a crack windshield, even though I love that […]

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life, nature, soul, spirit
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I Shredded like a Mouse.

November 14, 2011by unpacktherat 3 Comments

Well the bird food was all eaten, and there were mice droppings everywhere. I am referring to the garage. So gross. I am a painter who doesn’t paint at the […]

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animals, goals, lessons, life, nature, storage
Lake Erie

Shot this today – Lake Erie

October 17, 2011by unpacktherat 2 Comments

Click on image for hi-res    

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exercise, nature, to-do, Uncategorized, visual
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“Stop. Hey what’s that sound?”

October 15, 2011by unpacktherat 1 Comment

I walked in the park the other day, alone.  I wanted to take photos but my camera’s battery was dead.  The only camera I had was in my phone.  Usually […]

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accomplishment, fear, growth, nature, Uncategorized

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  • didn’t make it pass day 3
  • It (?)
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  • Frightening
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  • I repeat.
  • I get it.
  • “atta girl”
  • ?Question? box your stuff.
  • Thirteen days of 2013
  • I held hands with Stevie Wonder just when I needed to.
  • Not buying into it
  • To Do, Doing, Done
  • I voted early
  • Out of the snail box
  • Assholes clutter a good life
  • learn from the sunflower
  • Free from the grip
  • mindtrash fall-out
  • Better today
  • I let myself down
  • I bought plastic
  • Just like starting over
  • Time has come
  • Help them now.
  • I have never
  • Waiting
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