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"Signs"

8/25/2014

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Running up Hoosick Street I found a yellow plastic heart tied to the end of a long yellow ribbon, perhaps once attached to a bouquet of balloons or flowers, now a gift for me.  I picked it up and carried it home.  Next Monday I begin writing a new novel, a spin off of the 6 Willa books set on Cape Cod, MA, about a teenage girl who wants to be a writer one day.  I am moving Willa in a new direction, starting with moving her here to my hometown of Troy, NY.   Perhaps the yellow heart is telling me that if I keep my eyes open, keep my heart open, as I run each day, there will be a new sign for me.... something that will move the work forward.  Thinking about running as a treasure hunt for "signs" takes a bit of the edge off the pain and sweat.  Smile.  Heart spark, pass it on.  
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margaret fennell flynn
8/25/2014 10:39:03 am

I am appreciating your entries. They are very helpful to me at this point of my life. I am in the middle of doing "The Artsits Way" again and I am finding your "sparks" inspirational. Keep up the good work and I will check back from time to time. I am enjoying Troy vicariously through you and the "dinner club of 76" of course. Your old school-mate Margaret Fennell

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    Firefly ideas often spark on my morning runs.  I am posting them here on this new blog page for inspiration.  Maybe they will  *spark* an idea for you, too.  
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