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Dancing Like Shirley

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 Posted in Age, facing fears, memoirLeave a comment

“No way!” I screamed inside. “No way you’re getting this mature lady on stage with all these experienced tappers, performing in front of a live audience.”

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Belly Dance Debut

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Posted in facing fears, memoir2 Comments

I looked at our geriatric audience. Most were in wheelchairs. One woman was snoozing with her mouth open. Another was strangely gurgling.

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Where Was I at Age 23?

August 24, 2021October 22, 2021 Posted in Age, memoir, spreading my wings, travelLeave a comment

I couldn’t go back home. Living with parents was not appealing. I heard a whisper: go west, Terry, go west.

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Facing My Fears

August 3, 2021August 2, 2021 Posted in facing fears, memoir, power tools, woodworkingLeave a comment

I needed to learn how to safely command the killer table saw, and I needed that soon–before I lost my resolve.

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Auroville: A Place Unto Itself

September 11, 2019October 8, 2020 Posted in India, memoir, spiritual travel, travel2 Comments

The experience defies description. Utter calm, utter peace. Until someone belches, or sneezes, or farts.

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Hello There

Hello There

April 30, 2017May 16, 2017 Posted in India, travelLeave a comment

My thoughts have been everywhere lately.  Like back in India, where I spent two months recently, just living and discovering the people and their lives in a neighborhood in Madurai. I was pulled…
 

 

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