Category Archives: Barton's Blogs

Unblocking Patience

When I read the email from my friend, I had to laugh out loud because it became clear that while I could see some slight improvement over the course of the week, I know I still have far to go in developing both patience and courage. Continue reading

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Take Care of Who-Part Two

I also noticed that as we both took better care of ourselves, we were able to refocus our energies during the times we were together and engage in projects and activities that had not been honored in a long time. Continue reading

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Taking Care of Who- Part One

Until recently, I have always taken pride in my ability to push through whatever physical issues I may be going through personally in order to be there for others in whatever form they need me. Continue reading

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Scouting It Out

A new dog- are we crazy?? Continue reading

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Deepening the Poetic Experience

It crossed my mind then that perhaps my poems are simply driven by different questions and rather than simply bring forth my own discovery in the poem, my new challenge is to call the reader forth into the greatness of the question for themselves as well. Continue reading

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