Spirit

Spirit, as in spiritual, as in the essence of what makes each of us special and individual, yet undeniably interconnected across time and space.

Letting Go of the Ghost

8 December 2009
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Letting Go of the Ghost

Holding on to our past is a common fault, and letting those parts of who we were or what our lives had can haunt us. While I am not generally a fan of cliche metaphors, I recently have become a fan of the term “letting go of the ghost”. For instance, someone from my distant past has tried repeatedly to contact me over the last decade.  I keep pondering what possible reasons he could...

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Living Beyond Labels

27 July 2009
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Living Beyond Labels

We all define ourselves by a number of labels, but do we often consider how labeling people hinders us over and over again? Some of my self-embraced framework labels are: Woman College graduate Vegetarian Occasional vegan I know some people define me by their own labels: Naive Skeptic Feminazi Green guru Environmentalist Drama queen This is just the beginning.  As you can see from the second list, labels tend not to be objective but...

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Starting Somewhere

14 April 2009
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Starting Somewhere

A million things will change on this site as I grow AshleySue.com.  My interests are wide, and my passion runs deep.  Here, you can expect to see a series on the artistic influences in my life.  From my own sketches and paintings, my Mother’s lifetime of sharing art with me, to my pure adoration of van Gogh’s life and works, you can see it here. Also, aggregation of information and news on sustainability will...

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