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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 14, 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 4, 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…

Posted on April 9, 2019April 10, 2019 by angelojones by angelojones

changing of the guard.

spring has been edging in upon us. snow is punchy when traversing my beloved coyote hill trail on snowshoes. warmer temperatures have me longing to leave boots behind in the closet in favour of donning sandals.i believe it's time to give in to the change of seasons. ******

Posted on March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 by angelojones by angelojones

exit stage right.

it's that time again. detox time. wiping the screen clean of social media. my friends know where to find me. **********

Posted on March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 by angelojones by angelojones

yeah.

this past holiday season i was gifted with a cup on which is the poem we are in no hurry. this is rather the theme of my life these days. i sleep when sleep comes, i dress for pleasing my soul, i snowshoe in the evenings as…

Posted on March 4, 2019 by angelojones by angelojones

friday afternoon book club.

so. there we were. three of us. sitting in a sunlit room at sutton public library. we discussed this month's book club selection and then turned the crosstalk to other books we are reading, and important subjects, like, spring seed catalogues, and, growing dahlias, and, are mice native to alaska? you know, quite important discussion-worthy…

Posted on February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 by angelojones by angelojones

grace and peace and even more grace.

there was time to snowshoe before heading to the library for common threads. my head said i will need the bolstering of being in my prayer flag forest when i go into public. but, once i was at the library, i did what my heart instructed me to do. i sought out my kindreds and…

Posted on February 9, 2019February 9, 2019 by angelojones by angelojones

“and that’s okay.”

.“Healing comes in wavesand maybe todaythe wave hits the rocksand that’s okay,that’s okay, darlingyou are still healingyou are still healing.”~ Ijeoma Umebinyuo...where have i been, you ask? physiotherapy. exercising. journaling. knitting. reading. resting. but mostly, i have been healing, allowing it to come in its own time.

Posted on February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 by angelojones by angelojones

there and back.

where have i been, you ask? quietly seeking myself, i reply. you see, it has been like this : there's so much i want to change, but i have control only over myself and my own reactions. this has not been an easy journey. i went inward and discovered i…

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