Can Anyone Tell Me How to Do it?
Nature has been my spiritual practice. I've wanted to believe that being one who seeks beauty will continually provide a way to step over...
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Caution: Mermaid Crossing
This blog (including pages of interest as an author/speaker/workshop presenter)
is a companion to my upcoming collection of essays titled,
Caution: Mermaid Crossing, Voyages of a Motherless Daughter - Passing through a sea of adversity,
she overcomes a life unimaginable by crossing into the world of ethereal beauty and mermaid magic.
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Valerie Anne Burns
Oct 14
Survivors are Strong
Once again, we are in the month of October and the last week of Libran birthdays. As a breast cancer survivor, I have far too much...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Sep 27
Birthday Train
No matter how much I've wanted to delay the speeding train toward my big birthday this year, it arrives at the station on September 29th....
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Valerie Anne Burns
Aug 9
Renewed Hope & New Publication
A powerful B-Shot of energy is running through the USA. The positive energy is palpable and although we're in for a fight, we will win!...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Jul 13
Finding Sanctuary
Everyone I speak to is worried and overwhelmed... so am I. It's not just a divided time but a frightening one. Most of the time, I'm in a...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Jun 24
Writer's Life at a Conference
As a writer on my own, the writing life is quite solitary. We all write but then there's the business of writing. Hours go by as we are...
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Valerie Anne Burns
May 23
Can We Romanticize Too Much?
As a lifelong romantic and daydreamer, I wonder if it has served me well. There are pros and cons to having your head in the clouds or...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Apr 28
Time
Once upon a time, there seemed to be an endless amount of time. All at once I feel as if I've lived seven lifetimes in this one but then...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Mar 22
When You Hit the Wall
It happens to the best of us. You hit the wall and everything in the mind and body tells you that you yearn for rest and relaxation. I've...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Feb 16
In the Month of Love, I'll take a Heart Cappuccino Over Internet Dating😍
A cappuccino with a heart made by a kind and artistic barista is a Valentine gift in itself. Valentine's Day can mean a lot of different...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Dec 18, 2023
Someone Told Me it Was December!
It's officially December with Santa on the way and I haven't quite accepted it. 2023 has been epic. It's been a year of expanded learning...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Oct 21, 2023
Seasoned Survivor
Those who have known me for any length of time would say that I am a consummate survivor. Since it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Sep 28, 2023
Tsunami Birthday Month
This photo shows the size of the wave that was roaring towards me a couple weeks back and I had no choice but to stand there as it rushed...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Aug 8, 2023
Is Life Everything You Visualized?
As my birthday approaches the end of next month, I'm reflecting on how different life is from what I visualized at the age of 19. At that...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Jul 12, 2023
Summer Happenings
What is your summer looking like? My patio is full of summer bloom abundance and it's been a busy spring into summer season for me. Who...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Jun 8, 2023
Unplug to Stop the Madness
Why is everything so complicated? Life is meant to be easier with the internet, texting, emailing, etc. - Really? There is a reason the...
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Valerie Anne Burns
May 2, 2023
My Very Own Everything, Everywhere, All At Once
They say that eyes are the windows to your soul. That could very well be true and there's nothing better than in-person eye contact. It's...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Mar 13, 2023
I'm Included in a Global Virtual Reading
I have reading news: The writers from this book are global and it ought to be a very interesting virtual reading to hear a variety of...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Mar 1, 2023
How Did February Slide By Me?
Yesterday was the last day of the acknowledgement of love month, and I missed getting a blog accomplished. Perhaps February 14 is part of...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Jan 18, 2023
Reinvent, Rain, and Renewal
Happy Always New Year! This is the most rain I've seen in more than a decade. CA has been desperate for nourishment in an ongoing drought...
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