Yesterday I cut roses from the yard for my great grandmother’s vase on the dining room table and my grandmother’s pitcher on the mantel; buds for vases in the upstairs bath and a single stem for a long-necked bottle in my bedroom.
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This year, I am stopping just shy of going full out Grinch, the early years, but this season we will pivot to transform our clandestine holiday operation away from last minute Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Lakeside mall shopping and frantic late night gift wrapping sessions.
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After a month away, Greta returns home to find that things are the same, for the most part: roses are blooming and kids will be kids.
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Nature teaches lessons about creativity, fortune and abundance during Greta’s recent visit to Pennsylvania.
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Greta Gladney recounts her two weeks spent in residency at The Arctic Hideaway on Sørværet in the Fleinvær Archipelago, Norway, while working on the memoir and multimedia performance project entitled Journey to Healing.
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I had no idea nor reason to know how old Claude Steward was. And all this time, he was advocating for the needs of “his seniors” while he was a senior himself!
I remember speaking to him while I was in Paris, about the former Semmes Elementary School building that a nonprofit under his direction owned. He said that his wife was pickpocketed on the subway once when they had visited Paris. As our call came to a close, he told me to be careful, referring to both the political unrest and crime he associated with the City. I responded, “I can get shot at home.” He laughed and said, “Yeah I forget where you’re from.”
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I will cling to the ancestors for knowledge and support in making wise decisions for my family and taking wise action in the world.
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The power is in the moment and I am providing an opportunity for people to take back their time, attention and their power if they are willing.
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