What does Marsha teach me?
Marsha is our family dog. She’s a rescue. She came with her name from the pound, and we felt it suited her. She’s now about 14 years old...
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Beth Cusack
- Oct 21
- 3 min
Sitting in Silence with a Close Friend: A Prayer/Meditation Practice
I admit that I’m learning how to pray again. Suggestions from Richard Rohr’s book Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve...
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Beth Cusack
- Oct 12
- 2 min
If this school worksheet were to be excavated 1000 years from now, what would it say about us?
This morning I noticed the same child’s school worksheet that I’d seen several times on our morning walk. No one claimed it. So, I took...
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Beth Cusack
- Oct 3
- 3 min
Will You Know about This Before It Becomes Law?
Laws and resolutions generally need support to be passed. Express your support/opposition to the following current resolutions to your...
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Beth Cusack
- Sep 28
- 4 min
Compromise: It's What's for Democracy (An Alternative to Book Bans in Schools)
Looming problem in our public schools: In my local school district, three “parents’ rights” people (often taking the stance of what they...
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Beth Cusack
- Sep 22
- 1 min
Jazz by Toni Morrison: Something with Raisins is Exquisite Narration
“And the City, in its own way, gets down for you, cooperates, smoothing its sidewalks, correcting its curbstones, offering you melons and...
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Beth Cusack
- Sep 3
- 3 min
Conversations You Don’t Want to Miss with Kids in the Grocery Store
Photo "free to use" on Pexels by Photo Mix Company, Europe On trips to grocery store, these are common exchanges I hear between parents...
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Beth Cusack
- Apr 2
- 2 min
The Leaves of a Book Can Give Us Wings to Fly
What do you do to encourage in the children in your life a love for reading? Many find it easy to read to our children when they’re...
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Beth Cusack
- Feb 15
- 3 min
Recognizing Slights of the Round Table
My Zoom Thought Exercise to Envision Diversity and Improve Communication You may find yourself on zoom to have any number of meetings....
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Beth Cusack
- Feb 14
- 3 min
Do We Treat Someone Like Neon?
neon signs contain noble gases hoping to float free into space This haiku is why I find that creative writing becomes a channel for me to...
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Beth Cusack
- Dec 11, 2021
- 3 min
Sculpture to Process the Emotion of Guilt
Guilt is shifty and slippery. It’s hard to put into words and explain. So today, I set out to do a sculpture to synthesize thoughts about...
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Beth Cusack
- Nov 24, 2021
- 1 min
Why I don't initiate Thanksgiving greetings
If someone wishes me "Happy Thanksgiving" in public, then I will say the same back to them. But I've decided to not be the one to...
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Beth Cusack
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
Do or Be, Ant or Grasshopper? A reflection on my favorite Aesop's Fable
“The Ants and the Grasshopper” fable by Aesop resonates with me on many levels. http://read.gov/aesop/052.html I think that I relate to...
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Beth Cusack
- Oct 16, 2021
- 3 min
Why I Dropped Facebook but Kept Twitter
The top reasons I dropped Facebook 1. Little original content: I'd scroll through my feed of people I follow and find little original...
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Beth Cusack
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
Why I Dropped Instagram but Kept Twitter
As an Artist I admit that I’m already missing the lovely visual appeal of Instagram. Some folks take it to the next level, mapping out...
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Beth Cusack
- Oct 4, 2021
- 1 min
Growing near Sunlight: Youth and What We Model
young vines wind around whatever they find to help them grow near sunlight. This haiku I wrote this morning is a reflection for me. A...
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Beth Cusack
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Tips for Writing to Hold Elected Officials Accountable
So recently I've been maintaining a correspondence through email with POTUS, a governor, a county judge, commissioners, several...
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Beth Cusack
- Sep 9, 2021
- 1 min
Procrastination as Shadow and Light
put someday behind you and let it be the wind that sails you through now. My Nana kept a worn "When I get a Roundtuit" potholder for...
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Beth Cusack
- Aug 29, 2021
- 2 min
Writing as Activism: My Current Jam
I don't feel calmer these days. But I feel hopeful. I feel engaged in the community more. Some global and local situations call for...
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Beth Cusack
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
Before I Hit the Button...
Here's some questions I ask myself before I post something on social media or engaging in a debate: Am I telling someone what I think or...
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