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Can you Embrace the Fierce? Poetry by Joan Ellen Gage

Mary–Embracing the Fierce Good morning! Are we feeling fierce, today? No, well, read on and embrace the fierce! Fierce Can you do it? Can you embrace the fierce, bring it to the surface of your being? Your wounded warrior heart beats, it has survived in spite of you. It is time to claim this aspectContinue reading “Can you Embrace the Fierce? Poetry by Joan Ellen Gage”

Accepting yourself, faults and all!

Can you see the real me? Acceptance It’s the hardest thing a woman can do To accept herself as she is, faults and all And rise above Western civilizations’ criticism Our society has created a model That few can touch— Ultra thin, flawless, plus giant breasts Based on the “Barbie” doll figure Women come inContinue reading “Accepting yourself, faults and all!”

Unfinished Works of Art

A Woman for All Ages Here is a shock for you Not all of us are moms who do it all Or are executives, who crashed the glass ceiling, Left, and found their “true calling” Some of us have just been trying to make a living Worker bees, who buried creative or other needs, LikeContinue reading “Unfinished Works of Art”

TIME TO WAKE UP!

MIDLIFE CLOCK  by Joan Ellen Gage   Time, Too much, not enough, Too slow, too fast, Forever tick, tick, ticking Away . . . Time, We wish it Here . . . We wish it Gone . . . Time, Feel it Trickling, teasing Through your fingers, Sifting between Your toes . . . YouContinue reading “TIME TO WAKE UP!”

Tips for Staying "in the Now", by Joan Ellen Gage

Joan’s tips for being present:  As usual, I struggle with staying in the now. My go to is to get outside with my dog. Watching her keeps me present and I realize how blessed I am to have this wonderful creature as my friend. If you don’t have a pet, maybe you can “borrow” one!Continue reading “Tips for Staying "in the Now", by Joan Ellen Gage”

Joan Ellen Gage launches the Rose Edition of her book, Water Running Downhill, Words of Empowerment!, on 11/6/2015

Rose Helena Macedo Kull This week I published the Rose Edition of Water Running Downhill, Words of Empowerment! This edition is a project that had been on the back burner for a while. Rose’s passing jump-started me to create the new version of Water Running Downhill! (WRDH), honoring this  wonderful, inspiring woman. The spirit ofContinue reading “Joan Ellen Gage launches the Rose Edition of her book, Water Running Downhill, Words of Empowerment!, on 11/6/2015”

Getting the Message!

My Friend Ruri, Delivering the Message! Exercise is the key, my friends!  Don’t forget to move it or you know what happens! Have a blessed day! Joan  OTHER WEBSITE:  joanszoneblogalicious.wordpress.com/ FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joan-Ellen-Gage/158895910832925 JOAN’S BOOKS: EMBRACING YOUR INNER CHEERLEADER: http://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Your-Inner-Cheerleader-ebook/dp/B0086WW7AA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8& qid=1340641839&sr=8-1&keywords=Embracing+Your+Inner+Cheerleader STRANGER IN A STRANGE SKIN: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/95140 WATER RUNNING DOWNHILL: http://www.amazon.com/WATER-RUNNING-DOWNHILL-new-design-ebook/dp/B004PVSOPS A Redhead Looks atContinue reading “Getting the Message!”

The Fountain of ‘Spoof’

Karen in the Fountain of ‘Spoof’ Blessings, everyone!  Please enjoy the poem. Joan Fountain of Spoof First come the little “Smile” lines by the eyes. After a while, lines deepen And are followed by brow furrows, Complemented with “marionette” lines On each side of the mouth. (I swear that is what those in the knowContinue reading “The Fountain of ‘Spoof’”