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Identity

Our home is more than just a place. It’s part of our fabric, good or bad. It’s the story we…

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Memories

How much of our memories are authentic? How much have we filled in? The sticky memories are triggered by something,…

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Stovetop

Someone needs to prepare it. Someone needs to bring it together. Someone needs to take the time to be at…

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Light

It’s there…just need to choose to see it. Even better…go make some for someone.

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Calculated

There are times when a more precise action and result are required. Anytime we are producing to spec, for exactness,…

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Stuffed

Just because it will fit, doesn’t mean it should go. Taking on too much has an impact…on us and everything…

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Decoration

What do our adornments say about us? Are they personal? Or, just a thing hanging there? Stories are everywhere. Stop,…

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Smoke

How can we use the generally unwanted to make something better? What’s the positive in the negative?

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Race

It’s highly unlikely it’s as much of a race as we make it out to be…until we make it one.…

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Pathways

Sometimes life’s pathway is obvious…at least for the moment. Beyond this, it’s an adventure. Good thing. How boring otherwise.

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Emblems

Meaningless to some…storied for others. Which emblems do we respect…perhaps even revere? What stories do they bring to life? Which…

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Just Say’n

Sayings come from community and culture. Of course, they’re not understood by everyone…they’re not supposed to be.

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Modeling

There’s an art to replicating, working hard to achieve detail and the correct proportions. An accurate physical representation helps tell…

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Window

Which side of the window is best? Both. It just depends on how we want to see…and to be seen.…

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Full

…almost always seems to be a better condition than empty. But once full, nothing can be added, only taken away.…

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Imperfect

Of course it’s not perfect for everyone. It doesn’t need to be. It only needs to be good enough for…

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Maintenance

We can’t keep taking without giving. Every once in a while, preferably more often, we need to make a deposit.…

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Hours

We use them, we save them, we waste them, we wish we had more of them. We spend a lot…

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Fairytale

The magic of the story isn’t dependent on truth and reality. It’s about the delight the hope and dream brings…

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Wait

The ability to wait is an underdeveloped skill. We push, pull, decide, all while going faster and faster. The world…

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