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Category Archives: Fun & Magic
Made With Anger: “Throwing Pods” as safe communal release
Throwing Pods are a creative and therapeutic tool to release anger in a safe and constructive manner. Recognizing the need for an outlet for strong emotions, Shay Seaborne CPTSD designed these Pods to be thrown with a small group of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Community, Fun & Magic, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Mental Health
Tagged aggression, Art, art therapy, clay, paint, pods, pottery, Safety, Therapy, throwing pods
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The importance of decisive action
Sometimes I’m frustrated that my body needs every freaking thing in little bits! Evidently I’ve overused my hands and wrists messing with clay. And I’m driven to make one more niche. But my body says stop. So I need to … Continue reading
Who is Della the Badass Ladybug?
Della the Janked-Up Ladybug™ is a fairly recent arrival to my art. I’m interested in the cartoon as a medium that offers a measure of safety to viewers, so they can take in something that might otherwise be overwhelming. My … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Fun & Magic, Mental Health
Tagged #TraumaAwareAmerica, Art, CPTSD, CPTSD art, Della the Janked-Up Ladybug, Developmental Trauma, Fun & Magic, Inner Growth, Learning, mental health, Personal Calling, personal growth, PTSD, PTSD art, Resilience, Shay's Art, Trauma, Trauma Awareness, Trauma Recovery, Watercolors
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J.B. the Philadelphia laundry mule driver
If you are lucky, perhaps once in your life the combination of a beautiful day, an unusually good mood, a snap decision based on a moment’s recognition of another’s struggle, and the inclination to trust the kindness of a stranger … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Fun & Magic, Kindness
Tagged Community, Fun & Magic, Giving & Receiving, Happiness, JB Parkes, Kindness, Love
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The flying fish of fate
A year ago today I met a delightful elderly woman on the train when I traveled from Wilmington DE to Wilmington NC on my way to help with a private yacht transit to East Greenrich RI, over 800 miles away. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Community, Fun & Magic, Kindness, sailing
Tagged Adventure, Community, Fun & Magic, Giving & Receiving, Happiness, Inner Growth, Learning, Love, personal growth, Sailing
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HEAVEN under tow USCG-approved bacon-chipotle stovetop granola bars
Although the 1,555 mile delivery of HEAVEN–a leaky, creaky, stinky, noisy, and unseaworthy Lagoon 42 catamaran–was greatly trying and a minor disaster, a few good things did come of it. Like the recipe for HEAVEN Under Tow USCG- Approved Bacon-Chipotle … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Community, Fun & Magic, Kindness, sailing
Tagged Adventure, Community, Fun & Magic, Happiness, Kindness, Lagoon 42, Sailing
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The day I sailed a patio lounge chair
The day I sailed a patio lounge chair, six years ago, I was recovering from the flu and enjoying the unseasonably warm day by resting outdoors. I tried to nap in the sun, but the wind kept calling me to … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Fun & Magic, sailing
Tagged Adventure, Happiness, Inner Growth, Personal Calling, personal growth, Resilience, Sailing
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Picking all the flowers
Picking flowers can be a radical act. My former husband would “forget” my birthday and other occasions, long before the formal divorce process began. About 10 years ago, a friend, who knew this about my then husband, asked me what I was going … Continue reading
Posted in Fun & Magic, Kindness
Tagged Community, Fun & Magic, Giving & Receiving, Happiness, Kindness, Love, personal growth, Resilience
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A secret wish come true
On Day 9 of my epic sail from Galesville, MD to Ponce, Puerto Rico, at about 1435, I was sitting on the port bench seat when I heard what I thought was a dolphin blow. “A dolphin!” I called, so … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Fun & Magic, sailing
Tagged Fun & Magic, Hunter 38 delivery, Sailing
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Palace of Peace
When I was looking at houses, dreaming of a new place, a new life, a place where the kids and I could build a life of comfort and companionship, I would ride my bicycle through Willowbrook, imagining. This house caught … Continue reading