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Putting by.

"There is something so pleasingly pure about having a task to be accomplished and then accomplishing it." -- Pam Houston, Deep Creek. It is time for harvest, albeit early, most likely due to the intense heat Alaska had in July. I didn't always look forward to pulling vegetables from…

Posted on August 17, 2019August 17, 2019 by angelojones by angelojones

Loving Me. [Warning : It Gets Real.]

I want to talk to you about Love. I just recently completed several months of counseling. I was attending because I had difficulty loving myself. Difficulty defining self love. Difficulty thinking I deserved love. Nor did I believe I was worthy of life itself. In other words, I was suicidal. For years on end.…

Posted on August 15, 2019August 16, 2019 by angelojones by angelojones

out and about with buffalo milo and my thoughts.

* i have been giving great thought to words and how i use them. i am wanting to be more aware of when i am reacting to others' words, and this often finds me being silent. i'm no great wordsmith, and often i simply write and speak in common…

Posted on July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 by angelojones by angelojones

cactus story.

one morning, as we were rolling our way through canada, mister jones was out and about walking the pack. he's always looking down, looking for rocks. we both do. i was home alone in rollee, and pretty soon mister jones appears, saying, "i brought you something! i thought it was a rock,…

Posted on July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 by angelojones by angelojones

this guy. this day.

five years ago this little creature came into my life. i am so glad he did. he stood at the door of his kennel at the local shelter and meow-hollered as loudly as he could, and, now, when he wants something, or wants me to give him all my attention, the…

Posted on June 20, 2019June 21, 2019 by angelojones by angelojones

a day in these days.

frenetic -- late 14c., from Old French frenetike, from Latin phreneticus, "delirious," alteration of Greek phrenitikos, from phrenitis, "frenzy," literally "inflammation of the brain." * i move slowly these days. not for any reason other than to remain mindful and grounded. multi-tasking and juggling too many thoughts just ain't productive for this gal.…

Posted on June 12, 2019 by angelojones by angelojones

there and back. a post with few words.

't'was a good trip, there and back. ********

Posted on June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 by angelojones by angelojones

scattered thoughts. many helpers.

when i was a church-y girl, one of my favourite scriptures was psalm 34:18, wherein it is stated “the Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed is spirit.” another passage (psalm 37:4) promised me that if i take delight in the Lord, i would be…

Posted on May 14, 2019May 26, 2019 by angelojones by angelojones

this day.

here we are, on a journey. at first i thought it would simply be a rollee home trip, a long drive to there and back, but i am finding that this is a longhaul search for what pleases my soul. i have been reading “the body keeps the score” (as…

Posted on May 4, 2019May 26, 2019 by angelojones by angelojones

self love and all that sorta stuff.

one season ends, another begins. and we're not talking winter into not-winter. the subject matter today is love and moving past recovery into still more recovery. i have been through much in the past handful of months. hell, i have been through much in the past four years and have not stopped to take it…

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