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Everything Girl: Resilience in saying No - by Lorissa

I’m a “yes” person. Yes, indeed - I am one of those type who says “yes” when they really want to say “no”…

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Writings: You’d Better Start to Learn Your Lessons Well - by Hari

poetic words You can’t see any further

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Arts: after September 11 - by Jen

jen_3_sm.jpgeven after tragedy we need to find renewed strength… does this make us more resilient?

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Arts: Dubrovenic - Resilient and renewing - by Jen

jen_sm.jpgStanding strong its amazing what Dubrovenic has endured yet it is still a buzy place where one can feel extremely rejuvenated

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Writings: Grandpa’s Burial - by Susan

words of prose: Today we are burying grandpa. After a long drive on Arizona freeways, a stone archway heralds where the Jews are buried. The windows are shut and cold air blows. I face the glass, stare at the grass and trees and flowers unraveling along the sides of black ribbon…

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Writings: Lessons from nature - by Karen

words of prose: There are a several varieties of trees that only disperse their seeds after a forest fire…

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Reviews: Middlesex

middlesex.gif Ten years after his first novel, “The Virgin Suicides,” author Jeffrey Eugenides is back with “Middlesex,” a novel that spans decades and an adolescence like none other.

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Reviews: Be Cool by Ani Nazaretyan Vuolo(DVD)

In theaters now, Be Cool, the sequel to Get Shorty starring John Travolta and Uma Thurman. A success or just another sequel?

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Arts: Rosy Cocoon - by CocĂșn

coc_sm.jpgSometimes, when life becomes too hectic and rushed and nothing seems to matter anymore, I seek renewal.
Renewal of my strength, my confidence and my creativity…

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Arts: Terra Femme - by ‘tine

anais_sm.jpgWoman is the foundation for humanity….

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Arts: Springtime - by nancy

nancy_sm.jpg… this wide open space at our local park … seemed to me to be the very embodiment of golden childhood and spring energy.

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Arts: The Bird lady - by Nicol

cam_sm.jpgThe Bird Lady represents the woman who dares to be who she is and offers no apology…

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Writings: from a varying perspective - by Stefani

poetic words i: the original, Blue lines over and over again keep me steady over white space.

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Arts: Heart of a Lily - by Lorissa

lilyheart_sm.jpg Flowers really brighten my soul. Just having a single flower (like this lily) on my desk, will help me get through the day. This lily in particular seemed to know I needed a little extra love.

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Arts: “Bones of the Homeless” - by Judy

jjsm.jpg A near death illness awakened me and from the My heart and soul guided me to take the photographs of the homeless. It is simply my small way to open hearts and minds to the rapidly growing number of homeless dying on streets all over the earth.

confines of a hospital bed at the age of 33, I began to paint. Never dreamed I would take photographs!

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Arts: Waiting For Your Call - by Hari

mono-waiting.jpg On February 20th 2003, I crossed paths with someone I hoped would stay in my life for quite some time. We spoke very frequently and I was immersed in him. I gave him my heart and my soul and there was never a moment when I didn’t miss him.

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Arts: he got mine with him - day 1-6 - by Emese

mono-pixeltigris.jpg “he got mine with him” - that is, my fiance left for an overseas trip, and i couldn’t stop thinking about him. that’s why he had my heart with him all the time.

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Arts: Sweet Memory - by Beverly

mono-bev.jpg “Sweet Memory” features an afternoon of a couple in a resturant. They’re both looking out the window, thinking of the lovely times they had together.

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Arts: Yemaya - Star of the Sea - by Louise

mono-louise.jpgThis piece is a shrine to the Goddess Yemaya, who has always been with me in some form or another, either as Mother Mary, Isis or another Goddess of the Sea, guiding my soul and my spirit, and always warming my heart.

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Arts: Sophia - by Leah

leah_mono.jpg This piece which is made from collage and acrylic paint, was a heart-felt depiction of dealing with depression, defeat, and trying to break out of a mold. I think it speaks to heart and soul of a person struggling with depression.

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Arts: Closer - by Caroll

carol_mono.jpg Inspired by Heart and Soul by Joy Division

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Arts: The Heart Is In The Eyes - by Camille

cam_mono.jpg There is nothing like seeing the “heart and soul” through the eyes of a child and her dog.

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