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Creativity is Vulnerability

December 8, 2020 By Deborah Munro 2 Comments

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As a creative, I well know that feeling of releasing the product of my soul to the world. It’s about as appealing as walking naked down a city street, and on a bad hair day. To create is to be vulnerable, and so it is no wonder that so many of us …

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Barbies vs Baby Dolls

May 26, 2020 By Deborah Munro 3 Comments

I received my first Barbie doll for my sixth birthday. She was a Miss America doll, complete with short brunette hair in an up-do, a gold bodice on a white chiffon skirt, a red velvet cape trimmed in white fur, plus a tiara, bouquet of roses, silver …

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The Cost of Yes

September 12, 2019 By Deborah Munro 6 Comments

Deborah Munro hiking in New Zealand

I’ll admit it. I absolutely adore saying yes. There’s nothing more gratifying to me than helping others—that look of relief on their face, the respect they have for me, the pride I take in doing a job well—it’s more seductive and addictive than …

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What 2 Broken Wrists Have Taught Me

February 18, 2019 By Deborah Munro 27 Comments

Deborah Munro saluting with cast on right wrist

Feeling lonely and bored after the holidays, I jumped at the chance to play volleyball with some work colleagues during lunch. I hadn’t played in years, but it was fun to be out on the court, laughing and trying to get Wilson the Volleyball over the …

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Kiwi Diary – Hiking in Paradise

October 3, 2018 By Deborah Munro 12 Comments

hikes in New Zealand include beautiful scenery

30 September 2018 Let's Take a Hike! One popular Kiwi pastime is “tramping”, what I would call hiking. There are more hikes in New Zealand than I have time to do in a lifetime, but I’m game to try! I’ve joined a Meetup called Christchurch Women’s …

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Kiwi Diary – How to Speak Kiwi

September 12, 2018 By Deborah Munro 4 Comments

Diamond Point landscape

September 5, 2018 “It used to have a different name.” “Excuse me?” I set down my knitting so I can focus. The Kiwi accent is hard enough for me to understand under normal circumstances, but this craft group, amazingly, meets in a noisy pub in …

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Kiwi Diary – Finding Community

August 26, 2018 By Deborah Munro 2 Comments

Alone Versus Lonely There’s a huge difference between being alone and being lonely. Alone is a perfectly natural state and can be quite enjoyable. I’ve become used to my restorative solitariness, and I look forward to my quiet times of reflection. …

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Kiwi Diary-Day 1, Starting Over

August 15, 2018 By Deborah Munro 6 Comments

August 10, 2018 It's 2am and I'm traveling across the Pacific ocean, ensconced against my window. The couple next to me is fast asleep--the woman twitching her foot now and then, making my socked toes cringe. Her husband gently snores and attempts …

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Meaningful and Interesting

December 5, 2017 By Deborah Munro Leave a Comment

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This author blog is my way of conveying meaningful and interesting information to you. I want to share what I’ve learned and pay it forward, so my blog is about things I hope it will help you—especially in your writing endeavors. My first set of …

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