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Debra Emerson
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Published in ILLUMINATION

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Closer in Death Than in Life

Reflections on a father’s 80th birthday in heaven — July 12th, 2021. My dad would have been 80 years old today. Who knew that my health fanatic father who would not allow me or my siblings to eat sugar or drink soda, except on a birthday or holiday, and who would drink the spinach water from the cooked spinach for its nutrient value, and who had us take all sorts of…

Inspiration

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Closer in Death Than in Life
Closer in Death Than in Life
Inspiration

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Published in Spiritual Tree

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Help Yourself to the Flowers

How to receive your heart’s desire — I drive a short distance in the mornings to a charming 1760 inn that is now a restaurant and events venue. I leave the car at the back of the ample parking area, empty at that time of day, to enjoy walking the country roads in the vicinity. As I…

Quantum Manifestation

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Help Yourself to the Flowers
Help Yourself to the Flowers
Quantum Manifestation

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A Pandemic Primer

What I learned from ‘the mask argument’ — The mango lady taught me the most important lesson of the pandemic. No, it wasn’t about the best masks to wear or the ideal hand sanitizer with the correct percentage of alcohol or how to Zoom with breakout rooms. …

Pandemic Reflections

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A Pandemic Primer
A Pandemic Primer
Pandemic Reflections

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Published in ILLUMINATION

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What I Never Knew About Racism in America’s History

Looking back on twelve weeks with The 1619 Project — I looked forward to finishing my coursework with The 1619 Project. I savored the sense of satisfaction with the completion of a goal and a noteworthy one at that. I also hoped to free up some additional reading and writing time. However, the end of this coursework became the beginning…

1619 Project

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What I Never Knew About Racism in America’s History
What I Never Knew About Racism in America’s History
1619 Project

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Published in ILLUMINATION

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Celebrating the Oh Well

The spaghetti squash incident and surviving the unexpected — Hiss. The oven is sending out an SOS. I open the door to see the spaghetti squash, which I bake whole, dripping some liquid from its insides onto the bottom of the oven. This has never happened before. I must have overcooked it. Oh well. …

Life Lessons

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Celebrating the Oh Well:
Celebrating the Oh Well:
Life Lessons

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Mar 25

Smile Into It

An Energy Lesson on Love — I got a phone call. “Debbie doll, you were right! You’ll never guess what happened!” This was my grandmother, some years ago. She used to call me Debbie doll. I miss that. “What happened?” “Well, yesterday I was out riding on my scooter to the senior center when it tipped…

Life Lessons

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Smile Into It
Smile Into It
Life Lessons

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Mar 8

Where the Light Doesn’t Get Through

On projection, gaslighting, and raising children — I was woken up one night with the following words and felt them important enough to sit up, turn the light on, grab a pen and paper, and write them down. You can’t see the reflection because of the projection. The next day I ruminated on this message. Projection is…

Life Lessons

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Where the Light Doesn’t Get Through
Where the Light Doesn’t Get Through
Life Lessons

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Feb 20

A Simple Superpower

How a small mouse and a little dog led to a big lesson. — I had just dropped off a package to a friend who lives in a large condominium complex. I knew she would not be home, and we had agreed that I would leave it inside her screen door. I head back to my car, open the door, start the engine, and…

Inspired Writer

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A Simple Superpower
A Simple Superpower
Inspired Writer

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Jan 1, 2022

A Rhyme and a Reason

For the children and the flowers — At my sister’s on Christmas Day we started talking about American singer-songwriter John Denver. Seeing him in concert years ago inspired by brother-in-love to get a 12-string acoustic guitar and start playing and singing. Naturally, John Denver songs are among his favorites and especially at gigs. We sat around the…

Life Lessons

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A Rhyme and a Reason
A Rhyme and a Reason
Life Lessons

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Aug 13, 2021

On Nature’s Creatures

All things both great and small — I spied a butterfly sitting on my deck. I went to look closer and saw it struggle, unable to take off. Was it hurt or just stunned from a crash landing, perhaps? I dribble a little water from the watering can nearby in case it’s thirsty. It sidesteps away. Then…

Nature Writing

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On Nature’s Creatures
On Nature’s Creatures
Nature Writing

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Debra Emerson

Debra Emerson

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Educator and writer who loves nature, people, life, and making the world a better place. You can visit her at www.debraemerson.com.

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