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Writing Prompt: The Power of Witnessing for One Another

Byriehlifegrace August 16, 2010August 16, 2010

When/if we witness one another? Really were present and listened to each other? Affirmed what takes place? What does it look like? What happens within both people and in the relationship?

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Riehlife Contemplation: Foul Weather Blue Sky Gifts

Byriehlifegrace March 29, 2008

The world offers itself to your imagination. Offers to you. You offer back. You offer up. The world opens up to you. You open in return, to the world. The world is a gift if only you are there, present and open, waiting and willing, vulnerable and strong to catch and harvest what is offered….

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      • What is Creativity?
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    • Who is Janet Riehl?
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      • BLOG TOUR CALENDAR & REVIEWS FOR JANET’S “Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music”
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