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Road to the TCS NYC Marathon: Part 2: Injury Time
There are 154 days until the TCS NYC Marathon and I am coming up on 6 weeks post knee surgery. On April 28 I had arthroscopic surgery for a meniscus tear, effectively ending my 12 year run streak and plunging me into new territory, weeks without my identity as a runner as well as access…
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New Moon, New Musing
I have been pulling a series of cards each night, simply asking for advice for the remainder of my day and each evening I write about what I think my intuition is trying to relay. Last night I tried a new tactic. The moon was new; it was a supermoon, when the moon is closest…
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Trusting my Body
Post-surgical blues in C Minor “My body is a tender thing and she forgave me for not trusting her.” Nell Diamond from The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspiring Life by Suleika Jaouad I am recovering from arthroscopic surgery to fix a medial meniscus tear. The pain had exceeded my capacity, finally,…
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Poem of the Day Project: Day 180
I began the “Poem of the Day Project” on September 26, 2025, and today’s poem marks day 180 of this daily ritual of crafting a poem during my morning journaling routine. Some of the poems make absolutely no sense to me, others have merit, yet it is the ritual of the constant attention to metaphor,…
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Nostalgia in a Box
I am a proud, card-carrying member of Generation X (1965 – 1980), that independent, pragmatic, adaptable, honest, skeptical and loyal generation with the best music (and you know it). For those of us born female, those of us now possibly experiencing a variety of software updates, including spontaneous human combustion (and approximately 65 other symptoms…who’s…
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Road to the TCS NYC Marathon: Part +1
On meditation and service The following is part of a series, which will be continued! Marathon training and preparation does not merely center around preparing the body. Sure, one needs a really good pair (or twelve) of shoes, a training plan, dialed in nutrition, weight training and ample rest and recovery as that body begins…
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Road to the TCS NYC Marathon
Part 0 There are 235 days until the 2026 TCS NYC Marathon. Now, I do not start actively training for this particular race until the first weeks in July, when I begin to incorporate marathon specific runs, mostly the long run, into my weekly plan. Until then, I focus on other distances, sprinkling some 5ks…
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Poem of the Day Project
Delightful – My day blooms hot pink Moon Penny Musings is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. with cactus arms and berries for dessert. I look for joy in the depths of experience. Find it in cotton candy flavored ice cream and soft…