Writing

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{Re}file

{Re}file

It’s a constant struggle to keep up with the sheer amount of paper that comes into my house. Not to mention the pieces of paper I cannot bear to toss out. Mainly because they have all my sophmoric ideas from grade…

{Re}enact
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{Re}enact

I heard it from a data scientist. He said, “Behavior doesn’t lie.” I’ve thought about it all day. Behavior doesn’t lie. What I do tells the truth about me. What. I. DO. Not what I say. Not what I think I do. What I…

{Re}post
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{Re}post

Writers write. On January 1, I made a pact with myself. If I didn’t start writing, I would have to stop calling myself a writer. I was talking about writing. Making outlines and plans. Jotting notes and then chasing…

{Re}vise
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{Re}vise

As I have written this blog over these past few months, I’ve fought the urge to go back and revise my writing. It’s been a purposeful refusal to revise. A refusal that I’ve had to fight hard against. I tend to forget…

{Re}pudiate
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{Re}pudiate

As in refuse to accept. I repudiate what others think about me. After all, it’s none of my business. I try to live like this. Yet, I’m often shocked when others don’t see things my way, think well of me, or flat out…

{Re}lax
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{Re}lax

When I get my nails done, the manicurist tells me multiple times to relax. Every pedicurist gets a forewarning that I’m a little jumpy and ticklish. Today, on a visit to the chiropractor, I got the same thing. “Relax,”…

{Re}st
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{Re}st

An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. From: PHYSICSCLASSROOM.COM This fascinating law of physics…

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{Re}establish

I received a text today from my friend, Sheri, who injured her knee. She had an appointment with a clinic for an MRI, and with her current insurance she was expecting a copay. When her husband took her to the…

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{Re}list

Last night on Facebook, I posted that next Thursday, April 11, will be my 100th post here on TotallyKris.com. I asked for some words. Some of you suggested words already on my list. Others suggested words I thought were…