HeyJaredLetters from a Shiny Girl
I write to practice noticing what I might miss while running to the next shiny thing. Expect flowers, goats, wonder & awe, family matters, fairy tales, barn cats, and random philosophizations.
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Sausages were Buried (opens the original)
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NewsFlash - NewsFlash - NewsFlash - NewsFlashSurrounded by people who love them, their best dog Basil at their feet - Shawn and Mamie are married! Last Thursday’s Letter from a Shiny Girl included a wedding guest who showed up in Durango, CO wearing yellow rain boots and carrying an umbrella. It was encouraging (that’s what I tell myself), optimistic - declarative. Nothing shall mar this wedding.The day of the welcome party was rainy but nary a tear shed.We draped ourselves around the <a href="h
An Uninvited Guest (opens the original)
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On Saturday, we are gaining a daughter when Shawn marries Mamie in Durango, Colorado. They'll be encircled by family and friends who traveled there to witness the vows and celebrate this fresh family unit created right in front of our very eyes.Not only do we gain a daughter, the family tribe is amassing the friends and families of both of them. So many more will be part of the fold. The adage that children grow up and leave our nest is true, but it's not a loss; it's just the next chapter. Beca
Efficiency on the Camino (opens the original)
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Morning Announcements:One month out from the 2nd Annual Goat Beauty Pageant Rodeo! Holy Cabras! If you aren’t able to attend, you can contribute to Mike’s memorial here - Donate to the AFSP American Foundation for Suicide PreventionFall is happening right now - days are shorter and cooler. Pumpkins are growing - can’t believe I’ve kept them alive so far - battling cucumber beetles and squash bugs. But - fingers crossed - we&
Not Really Divided (opens the original)
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Morning Announcements:37 days until the Goat Beauty Pageant Rodeo! The 2nd Annual!!!! We now have FIVE GOATS!!!! I’ll soon be sharing a “virtual beauty contest” with everyone so even if you can’t make it to the event - you can vote on your favorite goat. Just waiting for all the photos and bios. But first - a wedding. Love is in the air and we can’t wait to witness and celebrate alongside all the people who love Shawn & Mamie. ❤️❤️❤️We keep he
What are we Practicing? (opens the original)
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What is being built? What is being practiced every day?“You can want a different life with your whole chest and your brain will not move an inch, because it does not respond to longing. It responds to repetition. Give it a sentence to rehearse, an action to repeat, and it will start building the road. Hand it nothing but the wish, and it builds nothing.” <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/magdalenaponurska/p/once-you-understand-neuroplasticity?r=1vpw6&utm_campaign=post-expanded
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