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Why I'm choosing to give:
Bringing my conscious attention to the process of giving will enhance my connection to life, to others and to my place in the world.
What I'd most like to receive:
Whatever is available and comes my way. I just want to feel open and receptive - and to trust the Universe with what comes to me.
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About me:
I live in Tallahassee, Florida.

I'm a mom - I have three daughters (Molly, Anna and Susan) and I also raised my two older step-children. I've been married for 23 years and Joe is my very best friend.

I am an artist - I paint, draw, collage and sculpt. I am a writer. Two of my short stories have been published in journals and I hope to keep writing.

For 25 years I have been a member of Al-Anon Family Groups and it has made me a grateful person. I love working the 12 Steps and helping others do the same.

Life is all about the journey.
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At 8:13pm on January 28, 2010, Southernly gave Cindy a gift…
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"Each day provides its own gifts." - American Proverb May tomorrow, and each day after, reveal many amazing gifts to you!
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At 11:38pm on January 16, 2010, farie78 said…
If your laughing, me thinks you might be a servant too?
At 6:28am on January 15, 2010, deb jolliff said…
I could probably do this for you Cindy~ :o)
At 6:00pm on January 9, 2010, nicole brook said…
Thanks for the information and tips. I have ordered the book, should be here Monday so I can get started reading!
At 9:37pm on January 8, 2010, Colleen Friday said…
Hi Cindy, Thanks for the offer. This time difference sure throws me out. I seem to have caught up but appreciate you stepping in. Sorry I am only replying now but it is Sat a.m. here and only 9.30p.m on Friday , Pacific time.

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The Red Cross

Please consider giving something to The Red Cross to help with the devastation in Haiti.

Posted on January 13, 2010 at 6:40am —

Cindy

Waiting - A Christmas Eve Post

"And I said to my soul be still.

Wait without hope, for hope would be hope for the wrong thing;

Wait without love, for love would be love of the wrong thing;

There is yet faith,

But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting.

Wait without thought, for you are not yet ready for thought:

So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing."


from "East Coker" by TS Eliot

Posted on December 24, 2009 at 12:11pm —

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Retreat Report

Humility – pulling up to a Monastery and choosing to simplify my life for a few days was scary last year, and yet this year felt like a welcome relief. I have a tendency to pile things on my plate, to add mischief and misery to a life that is pretty well blessed. I work hard, I volunteer, I read, I write, I do art, I decorate for Christmas, I spend a lot of time with my family …and I sometimes get all of it tangled up into a big ball of nonsense.

The humility comes in the recognition that I can… Continue

Posted on December 3, 2009 at 6:59pm — 3 Comments

Cindy

Round 7, Day 29

On my final day of giving on this Round I was amazed to find myself giving $5 to a homeless man along the side of the road as I waited at a red light.

Years ago I used to feel very guilty, with all that I had, whenever I saw someone on the road with a sign. Sometimes that guilt compelled me to give them some money. Sometimes it compelled me to go buy them some food.

Yet, today, it was compassion and my own sense of "what can I give in the world?" that inspired me to give.

I am detached from m… Continue

Posted on November 30, 2009 at 5:37am — 5 Comments

Cindy

Round 7, Day 28

Today the give was money. Not a lot, not tax deductible, not for credit.

Just anonymous giving in the Salvation Army buckets, Scout collections, St. Vincent de Paul Society and extra in the collection basket.

I hesitate blogging about it because the point is no credit. So it's not about that here - it's about noticing that a little bit is enough.

Posted on November 28, 2009 at 6:30pm —

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RichardMerino replied to Cindy's discussion 'Haitian Earthquake Relief'
My church did a second collection last week for the Haitian Earthquake Relief.
January 27
e2 replied to Cindy's discussion 'Haitian Earthquake Relief'
My wonderful, loving little sister is trying to raise $3000 for Partners in Health so that they may continue their great efforts to bring aide to Haiti. This is the email she sent me: I am raising funds for Partners In Health, a nonprofit organizat…
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