“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” -Goethe
“An Optimist is someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it’s more like a cha-cha!” -Robert Brault
Deanna Joy Hallmark
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Category Archives: passages
Vulnerability and Mindfulness
Last evening I went to our Santa Fe town plaza ,probably the oldest in post Columbian America still in use after more than four centuries. Every summer, many evenings there is live music from a bandstand recently rebuilt on the Plaza and last night … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Memories, passages
Tagged bras, gender, girl, memory, sexual arousal
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The Road to Bangkok: Another Rite of Passage
Yesterday, I had my first mammogram. I had heard from girlfriends that the procedure was not fun but this was a new experience for me and I wanted to savor every moment, paying attention to every detail of the process, … Continue reading
Posted in passages
Tagged estrogen, hormonal therapy, sisterhood, transition, woman, women
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Grief is a strange animal
The all too recent passage of my beloved partner for over thirty years has brought me to a new crossroad in my life on a journey only I can make. Soon after my separation began from my beloved almost eighteen … Continue reading
A Spy in the Enemy Camp 