Category Archives: Writings

A Writer’s Prayer of Gratitude

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Marianne Simon

It is the last lingering writing of the evening and we are slow dancing to 9:30. Thoroughly spent by the night’s activities, we have danced, and spun and twirled.  So what do we need of this last piece, as the … Continue reading →

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The Search For Your Life’s Purpose (and) What To Do In The Meantime.

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Marianne Simon

Last year, I heard this great quote at a Mary Morrissey workshop.  “You can’t get there using the same steps you used to get here.” I have to say, that quote inspired a lot of changes in my life.  But … Continue reading →

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Sending Out Ships (or) What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do Next

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Marianne Simon

They say that letting go of attachment to outcome is one of the secrets to manifesting your heart’s desire.   You are supposed to envision it, dream it, imagine it as if it is already happening, live it, love it, and … Continue reading →

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Turtle on a Rock (or ) Who Needs Multi-Tasking?!

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Marianne Simon

I am questioning when it became such a great skill to be able to multi-task.  Maybe it is my age showing.  Or maybe it’s just plain scary to watch a bike rider texting on their phone with one hand while … Continue reading →

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Navigating Change (The ‘In-Between’ Place)

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Marianne Simon

Today I am hoisting my anchor, raising my sail, and setting off to lands unknown.  Trusting that I will be able to navigate my way thru this ‘in-between place.’ The ‘in-between’ place is the place of mists, of shadows, of … Continue reading →

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No

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Marianne Simon

Every moment is a choice.  The choice to stay or go.  To say yes, to say no.  The choice to move forward, or hold back.  To go with the flow, or hold your own.  And with each choice, you move … Continue reading →

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Landscape of the Soul

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Marianne Simon

Last week I had four beautiful actresses sitting in my living room, reading excerpts from a performance piece I am developing, ‘Skins I have Worn.’  Six months ago I could not have imagined that as a reality. Anais Nin once … Continue reading →

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Ruins

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Marianne Simon

An arch, old stones, granite boulders.  It is a shame you cannot smell a photograph.  For that would tell me so much more than the picture. It would tell me that it had just rained and that the stones were … Continue reading →

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Focus (A Walk Thru Obsession)

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Marianne Simon

To yearn. To long for.  To desire.  To need.  There was no way to turn it off. ‘So stay focused,’ she told herself.  As long as she was thinking of here, she wasn’t needing to be there.  So focus.  It … Continue reading →

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This is the summer I am learning Spanish

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Marianne Simon

It happened so gently, so easily I never noticed.  My husband and I would take a morning walk down to the beach chit chatting about this or that: my work, his plans.  One day he shared with me one of … Continue reading →

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