Second Thoughts # 12 – Close Your Eyes While You Read This

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That one spot along the way home where you ran as fast as you could every single time because of that story…

A Shade of Ash # 42 – The Silence Was Strengthening

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A rocking chair and the gap between your stories. I hung in that quiet and on your every last word. Your voice for my heart, your silence for my soul. Then, it was time for tea…

Second Thoughts # 11 – Life Wharf Living

Stop and take notice or end up missing everything. – Ash

Second Thoughts # 10 – Winter’s a Breeze

On My Walk

A mild winter’s night walk makes me grateful for my lungs. – Ash

Journal Entry # 246 – Keep the Change

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Change must be a want, or it’ll always remain a won’t. – Ash 

Second Thoughts # 9 – A New Leaf on Life

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I realized on a walk today that if you stare at fallen leaves long enough they come alive again. – Ash

Second Thoughts # 8 – If I Moss Say

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When you exploit all the good things life gives you, it doesn’t leave mushroom for the bad things. – Ash

Journal Entry # 245 – I’ll Just Leaf This Here

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Thank you, reader. Thanks to every last one of you for being a follower of Earth to Ash. And to the digital passerby who for some reason found your screen with this small piece of the internet flAshing back at you…thank you, too. I don’t do these sorts of posts enough, I admit. Forgive me. But with this weekend being Thanksgiving weekend. It’s the perfect chance to acknowledge how grateful I am. For you. I would be a silent soul, lost for words. Your loyalty means everything.

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Journal Entry # 244 – Fall Back Into Place

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I love the Fall. It’s a yearly postcard from Mother Nature telling me to come visit and see all the changes she’s made to the place. – Ash

A Shade of Ash # 41 – On-Line Therapy

Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have a saying, “Some day on clothes.” It’s a way to describe the weather. A fine day to pin some clothes on the line to dry. It can also be a way to describe how you’re feeling, as explained by the nice man in the video I’ve left for you below. By the way, that YouTube channel has a lot of our culture, history, and gorgeous scenery if you’re interested. Yes, the people of my beautiful island have always emoted using cultural phrases which are associated with everyday experience. When we have a feeling to share, there’s usually a Newfoundland and Labrador way of saying it.

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