Shavawn Berry

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Writer/Poet. Teacher/Editor/Creativity Coach. Empath. Songbird. And, yes, Elton John Freak. Shavawn M. Berry’s writing is forthcoming or has appeared in The Huffington Post, elephant journal, The Anjana Network, Be You Media Group, The Good Men Project, Journey of the Heart: Women's Spiritual Poetry, Olentangy Review, Black Fox Literary Magazine, Vagina - The Zine, Rebelle Society, The Cancer Poetry Project 2, Kinema Poetics, Kalliope, Poet Lore, California Quarterly, Westview – A Journal of Western Oklahoma, Meridian Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, North Atlantic Review, Concho River Review, Synapse, Living Buddhism, The World Tribune, addictionsolutions.com, Blue Mountain Arts/SPS, Poetry Seattle, and buddhajones.com, to name just a few. In 1998, she received her Master’s degree in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles where she specialized in Creative Nonfiction and Memoir. She teaches writing and editing full-time at a university in the Southwestern United States. She can be reached via her web site: http://www.shavawnmberry.com/ or on her Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/shavawnmidoriberry

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Pick Up Your Pen & Change The World

Katie Orenstein via ihollaback.orgDay 16 – A – Z Challenge“Change writers hope that readers will join them in what Charles Johnson calls “an invitation to... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Orion: That’s Where You’ll Be.

Stargazing via PinterestDay 15 – A – Z ChallengeWe are Starlight; We are Golden.“When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. Read more
Posted on 17 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Never, Never, Never Give Up

Phoenix Bird WallpaperDay 14: A – Z ChallengeRise, Phoenix. Rise.“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Maiden, Mother, Crone: Women Changing The World.

Goddesses Dancing vis TumblrDay 13: A – Z ChallengeWarning: This post suggests that women might have good ideas for fixing what ails us. That’s all. ‘Nuff... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Losing Our Way; Finding Our Way

Via TumblrDay 12 – A – Z ChallengeA new beginning is born from a painful ending. A terrible ending inherently contains a fresh start. Always.The question is: ca... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Kindness. Only Kindness Matters.

Via Random Acts of KindnessDay 11: A – Z ChallengeKindness is what’s needed. Kindness is a balm.I spent Saturday at a faculty conference in Flagstaff, Arizona. Read more
Posted on 13 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Joy

of Childhood WallpaperDay 10 – A – Z ChallengeChoose Joy. “Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Imagine A Better World

Pilar Zeta Image 2 via TumblrDay 9: A – Z Challenge“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” — Albert EinsteinI recently read, Einstein’s Dreams, by Alan... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Home

Attic Office via PinterestDay 8: A – Z ChallengeA Room of My OwnHow do we recognize home when we see it?I’ve been pondering this idea lately, trying to decide i... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Good Enough

Day 7 – A – Z ChallengeI used to worry a lot about being good. As a kid, I obsessed about it. I wanted to be a ‘good girl.’ Perfect. Smart. Right. Beautiful. I... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Finding Neverland

Heart and Intuition by Mae Chevrette via PinterestDay 6 – A – Z Challenge“It is worse to stay where one does not belong at all than to wander about lost for a... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Eden

The View by Catrin Welz-Stein via Red BubbleDay 5 – A – Z Challenge“What you seek is seeking you.”― RumiWhat’s your idea of bliss? Read more
Posted on 06 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Day-tripper

Map Pins via TumblrDay 4: The A – Z ChallengeJust. One. Day.Look to this day for it is life the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the realities... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Create a Beautiful Life

Shavawn – Original Collage by Amanda M. BerryDay 3: A – Z ChallengeBe Who You Are.Yesterday, I turned 55.Yeah.(I can’t believe it either. Read more
Posted on 03 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Birthday Girl

Vintage Birthday Girl via PinterestDay 2: A – Z ChallengeToday, I am the birthday girl.Today, I celebrate another twirl and whirl around the sun. Read more
Posted on 02 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Appreciating What Is

Via PhotobucketDay 1: A – Z Challenge – 2015“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it. People think... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Perception = Reality

Via PinterestChoose your thoughts wisely.I recently read Timothy D. Wilson’s book, Redirect: Changing the Stories We Live By. In it, Wilson explores the... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Don’t Give Up

via PinterestI sat with a friend last night whom I hadn’t seen in months, catching up on what has been ‘a tsunami of awful’ for her. Her husband’s got colon... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Awaken Your Courage. Awaken, Dear Heart.

Artwork by Aimee StewartA Hurricane of Change is Afoot.These past few days I’ve been thinking about the chapter of my life that is coming to a close under this... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”― Alexander Pope, An Essay on CriticismEverybody Plays the Fool, Sometimes.Trickster. Fool. Court Jester. Read more
Posted on 06 March 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

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