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What did you want to be when you grew up?

Posted on Sep 24th, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

Alive, mostly. My childhood was hugely confusing and just a little bit dangerous, but I survived (obviously). And have been searching for meaning ever since. Fortunately, I found it! Yes, I found the meaning of... More »

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What in your life gives you the most satisfaction?

Posted on Apr 30th, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

Meaningful relationships with others gives me the most satisfaction; my most rewarding experiences come through sharing either in presence, or in writing, and connecting with the thoughts, ideas, emotions, essence, and presence of another. I... More »

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What do you love most to do?

Posted on Apr 27th, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

be my existential self . . . without a doubt, it is my eternal quest to seek , discover, uncover, discuss, read, write, and be new knowledge about existence, even if that knowledge cannot be... More »

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What do you love most to do?

Posted on Apr 27th, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

be my existential self . . . without a doubt, it is my eternal quest to seek , discover, uncover, discuss, read, write, and be new knowledge about existence, even if that knowledge cannot be... More »

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If you had all the time in the world what would you do?

Posted on Apr 13th, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

I would tend my gardens: read endlessly, write with great abandon, play in my garden, love as if it were my last day of life, go to sleep, wake up the next day, and do it... More »

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How do you know when you're on the right path?

Posted on Feb 15th, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

I do not know about "right path" because my path in life has seemed to be a confusing winding twisting rolling climbing dropping sometimes disappearing road sidewalk pathway river stream ocean field of possibilities. All... More »

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What was the last hint you were given of your purpose?

Posted on Feb 11th, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

My purpose is never far from my thoughts . . . my struggle is thinking (not always a good thing that thinking thing) that I would have only ONE purpose and that I have to... More »

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