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Stunning

DateJune 28, 2008 at 11:53

While the work I encounter in the blogosphere often moves me or makes me laugh out loud, it's rare for me in my time-pressed and word-soaked world to come back to a blog post and read it over and over and over again. 

This piece by Jane has me doing just that. It is poetry and prose melded into one.

It's mothers and daughters.

It's Good Girls and the Grrrls Who Just Want to Be Free.

It's the voice of every artist and thinker who has nurtured their creative impulses like a child that needs discipline, freedom, and unconditional love.

It's our ongoing struggle to be fully ourselves and fully present in the world.

It's ALL that and more.

Check it out.

I dare you to read it only once. Tell me what you think.

June 28, 2008

AuthorVeronica McCabe Deschambault | Comment7 Comments |
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Reader Comments (7)

I want you to do whatever it is you really want to do, love, with any sort of abandon.

That is my favorite line. Thanks for sharing this with us V....
June 28, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterClaudia
C,

I'm not surprised you liked it. The style reminded me of you.
June 28, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterV-Grrrl
Thank you, V. Every time I look at a Van Gogh painting, I think of Theo. Without him, the world would not have known of Vincent, and I doubt Vincent would have survived as long as he did.

I love that you knew about Theo, and I love that I wrote something that resonated with another artist.
June 28, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJane
I love every word that Jane writes, but I think you know that :)
June 28, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterLinda Woods
V - what a coincidence. I was just pimping Jane's latest post all over Twitter. We better stop before we give her a big head.
June 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterNeil
I'm headed over there right now. Thanks!
June 29, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterapathy lounge
Oh Neil, not to worry. :-) My head, in fact, is the one part that has retained its youthful figure.

And I feel humbled, in the best way, that you and V. both found a story you liked enough to share. Thank you both!
June 30, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJane

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