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LIFE
The
Sundown Dip – Corrie White
I lick the salt from my lips and toss my tangled hair, wet from the sea. I plop
on the towel I laid flat, flex my sandy feet, and dig my fingers into the course
earth, a pleasure that comes natural for a fidget.
Finding
My Voice – Renel
I've been announcing San Francisco Giants' games for seven years and every game
is a new experience; it's more fun than I'd imagined. My first day of announcing
was a totally out of body experience! Walking
Across America in My 90th Year - Doris
I spent the weekend with my daughter, Betty, and her family in Chevy Chase.
Then Jim and I, at long last, got in the vehicle and drove home to Dublin, New
Hampshire.
Dare
to be Fabulous! - Gretchen
I have lived in two worlds – as a working actress in show business for
50 years, and as an animal-rights activist for nearly 40. Neither of these worlds
have a high success rate, but I have succeeded in both. Go
With the Flow – Karen
My life's headlines might read like a National Enquirer front page: KILLER BEES
ATTACK SAILORS IN VENZUELAN JUNGLE; HURRICANE FLOYD SWAMPS COUPLE IN NEW JERSEY
MARSHES; SOUTH PACIFIC STORM TESTS SAILOR'S SKILLS.
Her
Name was Hong – Jill
Her name was Hong - at least that was the name I gave to the first bear I ever
saw on one of China's notorious "bile extraction" farms in 1993. Going
undercover and joining a group of Japanese tourists, I broke away from the group
and found stairs leading to a basement below the farm. Full
Circle- Terri Lyne
When I look back on my life there are a lot of instances where others told me
how fearless and daring I was, but I always felt like I was just being me. Due
to the fact that I am a drummer, an instrument predominantly played by men in
the male-dominated music world, I have had to be fearless and daring...
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FORAYS
Oh,
It Will Happen Someday – Diana
When I was 21, I got my first New York City job. Nothing in the world made me
feel more proud than to be able to say that! In fact, even just going on the
interview was enough of a thrill for me…
Agoraphobia
and Anthropology – Molly
I feel like lately I have read quite a few accounts of agoraphobic middle-aged
women. They don't like to grocery shop or go to work or otherwise leave the
house. I think, "of course you are agoraphobic." Gold
Medal Mermaid – Kelly
When you're the odd kid out at a small Catholic grammar school, you're destined
to get picked last for every kickball game. In my tiny class of 17, the odd
kid out was me.
ESL
Drop-Out – Nana
"Have you considered taking ESL?" The professor said it loudly in
front of the class. I said, "Yeah. Ten years ago," in perfect English,
with a southern drawl. "Did you take an English proficiency test this past
summer?" Dear
Tokyo, Meet Your Next Pop Star - Kim
So who says a 5 foot 1, pudgy redhead can't go to Japan to become the next pop
star singing in Japanese? Well, most people actually. Reactions to my venture
were predominantly full of laughter, surprise and doubt.
Heart
– Julia Butterfly
The root word for courage comes from the French and means “heart.”
True courage can only come when we are speaking out or taking action from the
heart. For me, this seed of understanding took root and began to grow in December
of 1997. Writing
for Pleasure – Sage
Ask anybody and they will tell you that in the mid-1990’s, I was one committed,
consumer protection bank examiner. I loved my job, yet I never worked terribly
late for the pure enjoyment of it. One day, though, I was asked to write “something
funny” for the annual conference.
Play
On- Susan
"When you come over, we'll go camping," he says down the phone from
3,000 miles away. "I know this little island – we'll drive north,
then rent a canoe. An island just for the two of us – how does that sound?"
MOMENTS
Of
Men and a Machine – Anne
You live in a city like New York long enough and you learn to ignore things.
The urban cacophony – sirens, horns, music, and that relentless commentary
on you and the body you walk around in.
Beating
the Collywobbles – Ingrid
I'm often on the road, promoting the idea that even for the simplest things
in life—like choosing ingredients for a cake or buying a pair of shoes—you
can make either kind or cruel choices. Sometimes
it’s the Little Things – Sara
I am a child of the ’50s, which puts me in my 50s. I am lucky to have had
a shot at several careers—and I’ve had a blast at all of them. After
college, I worked my way from the selling floor to the buying office in a department
store.
How
Does a Flower Dare to Bloom? - Ilse
How does a flower dare to bloom a million times over in a million strange places
to a million different faces? And how is it that I see you and me, abloom in
every new face on the street? Talking
to the Devil – Dianne
I look at my life in seasons and chapters. I was blessed by growing up in a
nurturing, close, extended family, full of amazing personalities, strong and
beautiful women and all kinds of characters.
I
Saw Myself in the Mirror – Michele
I made the decision to stop, many times. But I kept at it; the ritual of dying
my hair. I have colored my hair since my twenties even before I started to gray.
I used cellophane rinses, colors of eggplant, red, and burgundy until THOSE
telltale hairs began to show. Fear
City – Penny
The traffic going up Route 81 was a little heavy but pride kept me on the highway
and passionately directed. I was scared to death, an introvert flying down the
road trying to function in an extrovert's world and heading towards a destination
almost too frightening to talk about.
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