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Category: Liz’s Stories

A Lifetime of Stories in the Palm of a Hand

By lizjansen Posted on February 7, 2020 Posted in Ancestors, Liz's Stories, Personal Growth, Power of Story 10 Comments
A Lifetime of Stories in the Palm of a Hand

Mom’s taken to examining her hands lately. I sit and watch, observing how hands, decorated with scars, blemishes, and wrinkles, hold a lifetime of stories.

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The Enduring Medicine of the Glider Swing

By lizjansen Posted on January 31, 2020 Posted in Liz's Stories, Power of Story 4 Comments
The Enduring Medicine of the Glider Swing

The whole idea behind carving out time and space for stillness and solitude is to realign internal values with external actions. Cutting back on distractions, evaluating how I spend my time and energy and who I spend it with, and …

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Lessons from the Road: Trust the Mystery

By lizjansen Posted on August 18, 2019 Posted in Liz's Stories, Personal Growth, Power of Story 4 Comments
Lessons from the Road: Trust the Mystery

Five years ago I set out on a quest, seeking to answer who I was before I was told by my culture who I was. I was absolutely sure this calling was one I must answer by setting out on …

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The Blue Blue Sky — Where Dreams Live

By lizjansen Posted on June 28, 2019 Posted in Liz's Stories 4 Comments
The Blue Blue Sky — Where Dreams Live

Other than the occasional deluge of water from the overhead deck when the dog dumps over his bowl, the greatest hazard in my outdoor office is the distraction from the blue, blue sky. Today’s clouds are cotton balls but whatever …

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Porcupine Wisdom and Speeding Through Life

By lizjansen Posted on May 17, 2019 Posted in Adventure, Liz's Stories 14 Comments
Porcupine Wisdom and Speeding Through Life

The irony of last week’s blog title, Caught Speeding, only dawned on me yesterday. It’s not the first time I’ve been caught this year. But it was an unexpected encounter with porcupine wisdom that made the lesson stick. In January, …

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Uncovering a Rare Edition: The Book of Answers

By lizjansen Posted on March 1, 2019 Posted in Library, Liz's Stories No Comments

Have you ever wished you could drop by your local bookstore and pick up a Book of Answers? Life can be challenging and solid solutions hard to come by. We get into situations we’ve never experienced and don’t know how …

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Keeping the Stories Alive: Grief, Joy, and Memories

By lizjansen Posted on January 25, 2019 Posted in Ancestors, Liz's Stories 4 Comments
Keeping the Stories Alive: Grief, Joy, and Memories

Three days ago I was sitting down to my favorite three-egg-salsa-avocado-breakfast, a treat after being on the road for almost three weeks, when my phone buzzed. It was a text from my cousin/sister Jude, letting me know her dad had …

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Discovering The Unlikely Gifts of Dementia

By lizjansen Posted on December 21, 2018 Posted in Ancestors, Liz's Stories 2 Comments

Make no mistake. A diagnosis of dementia is not something to put on your wish list. Mom received the devastating diagnosis approximately ten years ago. She did what she could to delay its progression but even her fortitude wasn’t enough …

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Crash Landing is Finally and Officially Available

By lizjansen Posted on December 7, 2018 Posted in Liz's Stories 2 Comments Tagged with , crash landing

by Liz Jansen With all the twists and turns inherent in Crash Landing‘s writing and publication, I shouldn’t have been surprised that a few glitches prevented it from going fully live yesterday. But that’s in the past. After a circuitous and …

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Author Interview from Readers’ Questions

By lizjansen Posted on November 23, 2018 Posted in Liz's Stories 4 Comments

by Liz Jansen Last week I asked for your help in preparing a simulated interview. They’re great questions and a tough interview! Here are my responses to your answers. How does your family respond to your riding and your writing?  …

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