C. Streetlights's Blog, page 9
December 11, 2015
Pioneer Posse
#Reverb15: Day 10 When we heal our spirits the ripples are felt from the highest branches to the deepest roots of our family trees. What radical act of love or non-conformity did you embrace this year? How did performing this alchemy affect your ancestors and what is the gold waiting to be shared with future relations? I have been ... Read More
December 7, 2015
Just Breathe
#Reverb15, Day 7: In her seminal bookBird by Bird, Anne Lamott offers the observation:“The evidence is in, and you are the verdict.”What are you the verdict of? I took risks this year. I promoted myself and my writing in ways that I never have before. I redesigned my website. I did things that I avoided because I dread being the ... Read More
Twisted Roots
#Reverb15: Day 6 Looking at the thoughts and patterns that may be holding you back from living the life you want, trace back through the generations of your family and see if your beliefs originated generations ago. In 2016, how can you bring healing to these patterns of thought that are holding you back? To say I grew from twisted ... Read More
December 6, 2015
Good Filters Create Good Selfies
Good Filters Create Good Selfies,C Streetlights
#Reverb15, Day 5 Go on, show us your selfie! You know you want to. Good filters create good selfies, is what I told a friend on Facebook when I posted this picture as my profile picture. She had remarked that I looked so young and while it’s true that I do look young — a blessing from my mother’s genetics ... Read More
Take a Break
#Reverb15: Day 4 How can you replenish your (physical, mental, spiritual and/or emotional) resources? What do you need most of all at this moment? I am not a good self-replenisher. I never take a break. I am an excellent person to turn to if you need help replenishing but I am a terrible person to take a time out and ... Read More
So Little
#Reverb15: Day 3 When was the last time you stopped to look up at the moon? What did she have to say to you? I am so little, I thought. The last full moon caught me off guard, reminding me of my insignificance. The fields around me had been harvested for at least a month and I could hear cattle ... Read More
December 3, 2015
What Surprised Me This Year: An Angry Activist
What Surprised Me This Year: An Angry Activist,C Streetlights
#Reverb15: Day 2 What Surprised You This Year? I have a distinct memory of my Advanced Placement US History teacher holding my face in her hands and telling me, “I have hope in you; I’m not giving up!” in her teasing way when I told her I had to leave early for a Young Republicans meeting. I remember laughing and ... Read More
December 2, 2015
No Lists, Just Breathing
No Lists, Just Breathing,C Streetlights
#Reverb15: Day 1 What sorts of lists do you have on the go at the moment? What do they suggest you are praying for? I was once a list maker, back when I counted hours like minutes, when each day was divided into lesson plans and meeting agendas. Meeting agendas became someone else’s personal agendas, lists became impossible measuring tapes ... Read More
November 13, 2015
Sorry
I’m sincerely so sorryif my flowery and educated words ignited something inside you. And I’m so sorry if I didn’t know you measured my Christian worth in red cupped servings So sorry if I’m a rambling mess every time I post (every single time, you say) my mental illness must unavoidably impose on your day I’m sorry ... Read More
I sincerely apologize
I sincerely apologize,C Streetlights
I sincerely apologize if my flowery and educated words ignited something inside you. I’m sorry, too, if I didn’t know you measured measured my Christian worth in red cuppedservings — and not service or love for others. I’m sorry if I’m a rambling mess every time I post (every single time, you say) my mental illness must ... Read More
