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2013-01-30T21:05:02-04:00

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Dreamless

Last updated on: January 30, 2013 at 9:05 pm By Cynthia Schrage

My mouth is full of ashes. I’m choking on dust. I can’t breathe any more… You, there. Yes, you, God. Up in the sky, in my heart, whatever. I’m mad at You. You already knew that. I know that much. I’m not dumb. I never said You didn’t give me gifts, I’m just saying I can’t use them. It never works out. I’m always caught in the starting gate, left out in the cold, stuck on base and never crossing... Read more

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Spirituality and Theology

2013-01-15T07:59:04-04:00

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Unashamed

Last updated on: January 15, 2013 at 7:59 am By Cynthia Schrage

I am (by nature, inclination, and probably habit) indecisive. I’m better about making choices when given parameters. I was the kind of girl in high school who relished the creative writing projects that had specific outlines, even if the outlines were, in and of themselves, vague. “Write a Shakespearean Sonnet” was a no-brainer, even though I could write about anything. Likewise with dictums such as, “Write about your favorite breakfast,” since the form was deliberately vague. (I uprooted myself to... Read more

2013-01-14T11:38:49-04:00

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Dinner with the Pope

Last updated on: January 14, 2013 at 11:38 am By Cynthia Schrage

After the second bottle of wine, His Holiness really loosens up. He kicks off his red loafers (yes, loafers) and slips off his zucchetto. Another glass or two and it gets easier to see that he’s just another white-haired old man, frustrated with the way the world has changed since he was a boy. Certainly many good changes, to be sure, but “the young people, nowadays…” I nod sagely. The table talk almost instantly quiets down, as it usually does... Read more

2013-01-13T13:11:10-04:00

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Who Can I Blame?

Last updated on: January 13, 2013 at 1:11 pm By Cynthia Schrage

My life isn’t turning out in any way like I expected, and, while I am sorely tempted, I can honestly blame no one but myself. Some people (even me, on a good day) find that empowering. I just find it depressing. Guess it’s not a good day. Sorry. Read more

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2013-01-09T19:11:51-04:00

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It’s All Too Much

Last updated on: January 9, 2013 at 7:11 pm By Cynthia Schrage

I’ve had about enough. Ideas, that is. I’ve probably started, started to start, and started thinking about starting seven or eight articles in the past day. I’m exhausted. Read more

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2013-01-07T10:28:56-04:00

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One of “Those” Days

Last updated on: January 7, 2013 at 10:28 am By Cynthia Schrage

Because I said so, that’s why. After a weekend out of town, I was all prepared to be a veritable font of creativity this morning. Until the sneezing set in, that is. My allergies have no seeming rhyme or reason and I have this admittedly quirky idea that once I go to a doctor I’ll have admitted that whatever is making me sneeze exerts a real power over me. (As if being virtually confined to my bed and/or fearful I’ll... Read more

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2013-01-07T10:28:56-04:00

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One of “Those” Days

Last updated on: January 7, 2013 at 10:28 am By Cynthia Schrage

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2013-01-02T12:58:36-04:00

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Performance Anxiety

Last updated on: January 2, 2013 at 12:58 pm By Cynthia Schrage

I’m so excited about doing this. I can’t do this. I have to do this. I don’t want to do this. I guess I’ll do this. Excuse me while I throw up in my purse. Stage fright is, ultimately, a kind of narcissism. (And if you’re thinking of navigating away from this post because you’re not a stage performer, you’d be wrong, because stage fright can affect everyone, even if the only stage you’re on is in a metaphorical one... Read more

2013-01-01T21:46:40-04:00

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Slip Sliding Away

Last updated on: January 1, 2013 at 9:46 pm By Cynthia Schrage

Where did the day go? I never procrastinated about writing or anything else today, but here it is already after 9:30 in the evening and I haven’t done a thing all day. Well, I guess some days are just going to be like that, so you’ll have to hang with me. Read more

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Life Choices

2012-12-31T10:06:36-04:00

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Wake Up Call

Last updated on: December 31, 2012 at 10:06 am By Cynthia Schrage

In a bit of a different twist, I’m lying here in bed, listening to Paul breathe. I can’t believe he’s not awake yet; it’s almost 9:45. I’ve been up since before 8:00, having attended to a critical phone call that I was equally surprised and delighted to have received. Surprised because it’s New Year’s Eve, and so many places are closed. Delighted because it wasn’t nearly as unpleasant as I had expected and now it’s behind me. Herein lies one... Read more

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