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Tag: Sabbatical 2023

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SABBATICAL – Mid-Winter Reflection

February 3, 2023 Vanessa Shields2 Comments

MID-WINTER REFLECTION Imbolc or Mid-Winter as the seasonal calendar goes, was Thursday, February 2, 2023. As I have made a conscious choice to follow the lead of our infinitely wise leader Mother Nature, this first quarter marker is an opportunity for me to make time to reflect on what has happened during my sabbatical thus… Continue reading SABBATICAL – Mid-Winter Reflection

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Sabbatical 2023

January 4, 2023February 3, 2023 Vanessa Shields13 Comments

"If I could sit here for three months alone, saying the same things, doing the same things, day by day -- then perhaps a few pages would be solidly written in the end.... what one wants for writing is habit." Virginia Woolf (Thanks Charis!) *Settle in. It's a long post, dear friends! A new year… Continue reading Sabbatical 2023

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