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JimmyO

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A lil bit o' water, a lil bit o' awareness; a few words on my journey to HERE, in the For REAL for real.

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JimmyO
@jimmyoblog Jan 14, 2019, 7:24 PM UTC

Everything Changed When...part deux

In 2004 and 2005, 2 major events occurred in my life. By this time, I'm a dad 3 times over, lost a child to still birth, both of my parents passed on, divorced, launched my first business, and return…

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@jimmyoblog Jan 13, 2019, 5:25 PM UTC

Spa Crazy -- The weekend FreeWrite

My FIRST attempt at The Weekend Freewrite. Thanks to @juliamulcahy, whose weekendfreewrite post was on my feed this morning, and to @mariannewest for the initiative and guidance. I set up my post wit…

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JimmyO
@jimmyoblog Jan 13, 2019, 3:38 PM UTC

Everything changed when...

This phrase has been ruminating for the past few days. Yes, I've been in a reflective mode that feels warm and positive, as my journey continues. From whence I came there resides numerous events / mo…

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JimmyO
@jimmyoblog Jan 7, 2019, 9:31 PM UTC

Waiting for Change

I've been away from Steemit for 28 days or so. Busy with work, travel and quality family time. On top of that, I was inundated with an upper respiratory virus that grabbed onto my lungs and held tigh…

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@jimmyoblog Jan 6, 2019, 11:20 PM UTC

5-minute freewrite today's prompt: APPLE

"You're the apple of my eye" Happy to say I've NEVER used this little ditty to express my heart pangs for another. I love love, I only like apples... So, where the heck did it come from? Since I only…

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@jimmyoblog Dec 17, 2018, 5:44 PM UTC

#MusicMonday two artists / songs that rock my house!!

Hope you love the blues, rock on rock, appreciate jazz, value folk, smile at the standards and quiver when wrapped in Indigenous Peoples' chants, flutes, drums. Thanks to @riverflows for introducing…

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@jimmyoblog Dec 9, 2018, 12:48 AM UTC

Writing Prompts (Week 1) - "Becoming Deadly"

Hello and good evening. Below is an excerpt from the manuscript of my 2nd novel, "Becoming Deadly" (a working title, registered with U.S. copyright), which is the prequel to my first novel, "Devoted,…

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JimmyO
@jimmyoblog Dec 8, 2018, 6:43 PM UTC

ecoTrain QOTW - I'm SUDDENLY president of the USA - now WTF are my FIRST executive orders??

Ha! This is a JUICY query... Background: here in the USA, currently known as trump-istan and pronounced "Amerka," the unadulterated shid-show in terms of politics, policy, and the utter disregard for…

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@jimmyoblog Dec 8, 2018, 4:09 PM UTC

Where the Frack does FEAR Come From?

This question came to mind yesterday morning... Chilly 22 degF "real feel" as I walk to the office at 7 a.m. in Philly, USA. My mind mood is free and open, although much happening in the world, too m…

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@jimmyoblog Dec 5, 2018, 3:06 AM UTC

Ah, the Train of Convention. What's Yours like?

I refer to the founding, foundering, floundering days of my upbringing as my "train of convention." Everybody gets to ride one. It's the train where I learned how to do, be, think and believe during…

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