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Creating Community...one you love...that loves you
One of my first exposures to what community is comes from a book called Wabi-Sabi for Writers. by Richard R. Powell. This book, is for...
Denise Frakes
Oct 27, 20223 min read


We had the worst air quality in the world!!!!
This morning I'm moving blogs into my new blog site. I came across this post. Originally I wrote over a year ago Oct 13- 2021. One year...
Denise Frakes
Oct 22, 20223 min read


Autumn begins Wabi-Sabi Season
As the rains return, the wind starts to blow, the days shorten and darkness takes its place...I remember it's Wabi-Sabi season. ...
Denise Frakes
Oct 22, 20222 min read


Not Quite Perfect Yet?
May 1, 2022 Not quite perfect? You can't rush a good poem...or life. I met Mary Oliver on a women's pilgrimage to Iona Scotland. Our...
Denise Frakes
Oct 22, 20222 min read


I want to die wild
I want to die wild. With a curious soul and a happy spirit. I want to die happy I lived. I want to lay down tonight with a delicious...
Denise Frakes
Oct 22, 20222 min read


Monday...pay it forward
How do you start your week? How do you start your day? When the world seems too big, chaotic, overwhelming...start with a good...
Denise Frakes
Oct 22, 20222 min read


I treasure the first hours of the day
Ever wake up feeling a bit off? Unsettled, unsure of what you should do or where you should start? That's how I was feeling this...
Denise Frakes
Oct 22, 20222 min read


Last night I failed....and it felt horrible.......
I try, and yet I'm still imperfect. I'm an incomplete- unfinished being traveling life the best I can- watching butterflies, running...
Denise Frakes
Oct 21, 20223 min read


Do we lose our spontaneous spirit when we create intentional spaces?
"White Space i like air: It is necessary for design to breathe" Wojciech Zielinski What is your greatest gift? Your free spirit, your...
Denise Frakes
Oct 20, 20221 min read


Do you know how to be idle? Is it a waste of time?
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver Mary's quote grabbed me the first time I read it. ...
Denise Frakes
Jul 12, 20223 min read


Tidy Shoes - A Practice of Presence
When my shoes get messy it's a sign my life is getting messy. When I start throwing and tossing my shoes in my closet...it's a sign. A...
Denise Frakes
May 6, 20223 min read


A morning filled with snot and self doubt
"May your eyes continue to see beautiful and significant things, and your soul dance to good music." Card Design by Cindy Nelson...
Denise Frakes
Apr 23, 20222 min read


Not yet half perfect...
I'm not exactly sure when first heard Mary Oliver. I met her on a women's pilgrimage to Iona Scotland, Gretchen and Lesley read Mary...
Denise Frakes
Apr 23, 20222 min read


Throwing mud!
This morning, early this morning, around 2am, I get inspired to collage. I go back to sleep. But in the morning, I had to create....
Denise Frakes
Apr 17, 20222 min read


Rituals of morning...I share mine.
Up with the chickens... In our weekly circle we are creating rituals. One of my favorite rituals is getting up early in the morning....
Denise Frakes
Apr 8, 20222 min read


Leave a poem behind when you clean out
April is National Poetry Month. When was the last time you read a poem? Really read it. March 28, 2013 My mom and I were cleaning out...
Denise Frakes
Apr 6, 20222 min read


Clutter Clearing is a Practice of Abundance
Clutter clearing isn't removing the poetry of your life...it's reducing the static the constant buzzing of over input. Simplifying is a...
Denise Frakes
Sep 20, 20212 min read


"Don't let go of the thread!"
in 2014 I traveled to Iona Scotland. This was my one and only adventure over seas...so far. Out of my comfort zone...a YES!!!! ...
Denise Frakes
May 24, 20212 min read


Want serious traction? Get a Mouse!
A few months ago, we had a mouse in our kitchen. He or she, snuck in through the pipes under our sink. He/she...let's just call it my...
Denise Frakes
May 17, 20211 min read
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