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Memorial Day in New York: A Small Town Story…
By
Joan Ball
My parents moved my three brothers, my sister and myself out of Brooklyn to a small town about 50 miles northwest of the City when I was in elementary school. It was a nervy move. They were in their 20s, didn’t have a lot of money and knew no one except my father’s brother and…
Hello, My Name is Joan and I Remember…
By
Joan Ball
An old friend posted this short poem by Charles Bukowski on his Facebook page yesterday and it has been haunting me ever since. I am not sure what was going through his mind when he shared the link, but it recalled for me a time when I was hidden behind a thick wall of…something…that prevented me from…
What Is One Thing You Plan to Do Today that Makes Your Heart Sing?
By
Joan Ball
What do you love to do? Forget practicality. Forget whether you have the time or the money or the education or skills. Forget everything that is on your plate or what is possible. What is that thing that makes your heart sing when you do it? Or, if you are like many people who are…
Some Teaching on Being Teachable…
By
Joan Ball
More honest and transparent wisdom from reader/commenter/friend Andrea in response to On Being Teachable: This Dog Wants to Learn Some New Tricks… I was contemplating your question and looking at the ways in which I am teachable. I started to think of all the things I know and got onto the gerbil wheel in my…
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