Sharing my journey to an intentional life

One blog post at a time.

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  • Creating Titles

    I love making jewelry. I get a great deal of satisfaction from conceiving a design and then bringing it into the real world. What I don’t particularly enjoy is naming the thing. Bernd and I sell our jewelry on Etsy (jewelrybysyzygy.etsy.com) and part of listing items for sale on the…

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  • Misunderstanding

    Misunderstanding

    I read an article online the other day about being misunderstood. It had a very huge impact on me and changed how I view a…

  • Self-regulation and Emotional Comfort

    Self-regulation and Emotional Comfort

    I just read how most young people today consider emotional comfort to be a basic right. And that many of them feel that the people…

  • Predestination?

    Predestination?

    It would be impossible to say exactly what brought me to this particular place and time. It’s a moment that was made when I breathed…

  • Grandma’s Buttons

    Grandma’s Buttons

    I “inherited” my paternal grandmother’s button collection. It is more of an accumulation than a curated collection. I’ve done something similar over the years. Toss…

About Me
Getting outdoors. One of my favorite things

I’m Dianne, the creator and author of this blog. I started blogging in order to promote my novels. But I discovered I really enjoy reaching out to the world through my blog. I’m curious and I seek answers to all sorts of things. Writing about what interests me helps me to explore the world and all the people in it. I especially enjoy the comments from readers and how they illuminate the topics under discussion.