Moon Penny Musings
Writings from the road to Happy Destiny: A bit of spirituality, humor and peace, with a dose of poetry just for fun.
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My journey to an ADHD diagnosis later in life…to be continued of course! “You are so sensitive, don’t you know it’s a joke?” “Why are you so sensitive?” “You are too sensitive…too quiet…” “Laura is such a quiet, polite young lady.” “She is a good student, conscientious, but too quiet.”…
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Spiritual Anorexia
I gave myself a gift the other day and went to Kripalu Yoga Center for their Retreat and Renewal Program. One day, one luxurious stress-free…
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Eclipsed by the Knight
The knight in shining armor, dream of many a small girl, and many a full grown girl. We yearn for the fairy tale, the glass…
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Let the Mosquitoes Be Your Guide
I needed quiet time with God today. I also needed a long run, so I dropped my car off to get my snow tires removed…
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Markings
My son let it slip the other day that my father did not approve of the tattoos I have gotten over the last decade, and…
● About Me
I wrote and published my first blog post on May 26, 2009. I was about to turn 36 and had been accepted to Mount Holyoke College as a non-traditional student, on my way to completing a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Medieval Studies. I had managed, finally, to know what general direction I was traveling. As a self proclaimed voracious reader I knew that I needed a vocation that would allow me to engage daily with words: reading words, writing words, and hearing words. I also needed to eat, so I navigated my way to a teaching position and I began to fine tune my craft. I love to teach and I love my students, but I also needed to continue to hone my own literary technique, voice, and style. I continued my education in order to delve deeper into literature, making connections, and most definitely, writing. I gained more confidence as a reader as well as a writer of both creative and analytical text. That first blog post in 2009 is short, the writing average, and the topic mundane, but as I continued to learn from other writers I began to understand that to become a better writer I needed to write more. Each time I write and release a poem, a post, or a story, I hone my skills. I invite you along for the ride, for this journey of mine as I attempt to wrangle a wealth of ideas and competing directions into an organized freshly paved path to publication. I might get distracted along the way, but sometimes those detours lead us to amazing views and new friends.
Laura Smith Writer 