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I am an "accidental blogger". When I launched my writing career in March of 2014, one of the things that I decided to include was my journaling, which I have always found to be a comforting and therapeutic endeavor.  It was a big risk to open myself up in such a public forum, but it has taught me that, for the most part, we share far more experiences than we think. It's comforting to know I'm not alone!  (*the "Button Text" is the link to my first novel)
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Spring Cleaning

4/9/2015

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"Out of sight, out of mind." This quote is completely applicable in regards to some people (...and in my opinion, that's as it should be). Not everyone who comes into our lives is meant to stay. In fact, most people are just passing through. The members of our Tribe, however, are different. No distance or lack of communication can separate these people from our lives, as they are the elemental pieces of our world as we define it. These are the people you can go many years without speaking to, pick up a phone and talk with one another as if no time has passed. The bonds we've forged with our Tribe are strong, unbreakable and timeless.

This idea has been on my mind a lot of late as I have been doing some much needed spring cleaning in my life. I've allowed too much "relationship clutter" (and I use that term loosely) to gather dust in corners I should have purged long ago. Some people I've held on to out of habit, but really, allowing them a space is a waste for them and me. There was a time I wouldn't have even considered letting anyone "go" for fear of how that person might judge my actions. My concern about what others think of me has long been conquered, and yet the habit of collecting inconsequential people has remained (...which is not to say any of these people lack value, merely that their place in my life, and mine in theirs is a passing glance). I find I've reached a point in my life where anything that doesn't serve me in a positive way has to go. Those who are of my Tribe will understand this and it won't even measure a blip on their "Amy Radar". They will continue to remain close, as we walk this journey separately together (...if that makes sense!). Those who've been collecting dust...will take no notice of this, either, as I discreetly put them on other side of my "door". Spring is the perfect time of year to clear out anything that hinders the harmony of our "home" and the growth of our spirit so that life may burst forth from all of those previous "dead spaces".
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Michelle
4/9/2015 11:56:58 pm

I love this post today.....makes perfect sense and makes my heart happy.....I am not sure if it is what I think it is...but I am hoping with my floppy heart that it is....and if it's not it's okay too.....love you girl...Happy Friday and CHEERS to Spring Cleaning!!! <3

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Amy Marie Schaefer
4/13/2015 08:59:55 am

Love you to the moon and back Michelle!

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    I grew up in rural North Carolina. When I was only nineteen, I moved away and became a military wife. My only aspiration at that tender time in my life was to create an adult life that "fixed" all of the "injustices" of my childhood. Secretly, however, I wanted to reach for the sky! I wanted to be a writer and find ways to "save the world" (my mother used to say, "You have Save the World Syndrome".). Mostly, I wanted to matter.

    Since then, I have learned to reach well beyond what I ever dared to think was possible. I've learned not to allow fear to stop me from whatever future I want to create!

    What keeps me grounded? My Tribe! What provides the wind beneath my wings? A well of reserves filled with unstoppable passion!

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  • Amy M. Schaefer, Writer
  • Blog: From the Front Porch
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