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JeanMarie Olivieri

April 15, 2022 Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

Love this!

My Failure

My complete and utter failure
as a dancer, singer, actress
has not taken away my desire to perform.
Never the top dog or celebrity,
I have no history of gutter scraping
debauchery either. I’m firmly rooted
in the middle of the pack,
dying of obscurity and boredom.

I am not beautiful

but every now and then
I step out in my pearls and lace
and show off my plain face
as though
I am
beautiful.

Life Hurts

Learning to walk, or ride a bike
comes with boo-boos and bruises.
Prayer or wealth cannot save you
from stubbed toes and runny noses.

As we grow so do the blows
from failures, broken hearts, and funerals.

Embrace the pain like a caterpillar
that must dissolve into goo
before it gets wings.

To reach the other side
is to receive Grace.

My scars are old friends.
Pain…

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Blogging for Success Course – Origin Story

January 21, 2022 Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

Great idea for learning about blogging!

Sandhya's Blog: Between the t(r)opics

It was a dark and stormy night. No, it wasn’t. It was late night, though, when my writer pal, Anu Anniah, a night owl like me, messaged me about joining a platform for women called Garden of Neuro. Given my packed life, I wasn’t sure of getting into yet another venture. However, I joined, and am I glad.

Susan Brearley has created a safe, peaceful space for women to express their creativity, and I found myself getting published in a Safe and Brave Space, an Anthology of Poems and Art, within weeks. I was amazed at the speed and grace with which the intrepid Lisa Tomey led us through the process.

Then Susan and the ideator, Nanci Arvizu, seasoned veterans of Medium, started talking to me about creating a Blogging course. I blog on WordPress, and was glad to use my instructional design and facilitation background to create a…

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Charms

December 31, 2021 Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

Charms

Carmen chose her bracelet and made a list of charms

Her list grew far too long, yet her desires did not wane

After she completed her list, she handed it to him.

Ready to please her, he ran up his card to the max.

Moments passed and she decided that she wanted more.

She wrote a list and he took one look before he left evermore.

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There’s my six! https://fresh.inlinkz.com/party/79989181001b494491d91fae9cd62e37

Go check out the latest with that link.

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Ten Things of Thankful December 31 2021

December 31, 2021 Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

It’s TTOT time and time to bid adieu to 2021. My ten:

10. A peaceful week so I could concentrate.

9. Fun zoom at the Garden.

8. Had fun creating videos.

7. Daughter is creating cool stuff.

6. My baloney has a first name…

5. Are you singing the rest of 6?

4. Fires calmed down with snow blessings.

3. Crock pots.

2. Medical staff who are awesome.

🎆🎇🎉Happy New Year!

12/31

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The Gift

December 18, 2021 Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

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She grabbed a box and placed clothes, clean and neatly folded, for someone who could use them.

Each piece held meaning. Gentle shades of blue with striped rompers, cream colored bibs with embroidered farm animals, the kind he’d love to see.

She touched each piece again, catching her tears with the back of her hand.

She picked up the phone and called Halbert, the junk man, and asked him to stop by to pick up charity.

Halbert knew this was not the same as tossed out junk, as he not long ago picked up the baby furniture for Miss Maize, who also gifted him a real apple pie.

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This is my almost didn’t make it six sentence story. and check out the others!