You searched for life — EMMpress https://www.emmpress.com/ words and images for mindful humans Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:12:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.emmpress.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Screenshot-2026-03-10-at-12.16.43-PM-32x32.png You searched for life — EMMpress https://www.emmpress.com/ 32 32 Serendipity of searching for self https://www.emmpress.com/serendipity-of-searching-for-self/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=serendipity-of-searching-for-self Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:00:23 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=20110 And finding an artist who hid her entire life by searching. This piece is coming from someone who has experimented and had success in SEO for 25+ years,…

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]]> Three phrase philosophy for hosting quality community events https://www.emmpress.com/three-phrase-philosophy-for-hosting-quality-community-events/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-phrase-philosophy-for-hosting-quality-community-events Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:14:59 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=20000 And defining some roles while I’m at it. Every large-scale event has a producer. Producers are people who brings teams together, pays artists, hires contractors, handles grounds, fencing,…

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]]> Passion, Practice, Project https://www.emmpress.com/passion-practice-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=passion-practice-project Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:25:40 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=19849 How to create measurable success when your midlife situation or livelihood gets badly busted. I’m in midlife, and apparently, most people are doing this sh1tshow better than me.…

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]]> On the flip side of life, trauma is your honor https://www.emmpress.com/on-the-flip-side-of-life-trauma-is-your-honor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-the-flip-side-of-life-trauma-is-your-honor Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:29:59 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=19583 After disasters, harsh realities, assh*les, and accidents, we are 100% allowed to be grateful those aspects of Self that help us to carry on. CRYSTALLINE CLARIFICATION HERE: this…

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]]> Staying in my bones and boobs: on pay equality, health care, and how to restructure an organization https://www.emmpress.com/staying-in-my-bones-and-boobs-on-pay-equality-health-care-and-how-to-restructure-an-organization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=staying-in-my-bones-and-boobs-on-pay-equality-health-care-and-how-to-restructure-an-organization Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:15:01 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=19387 I realized yesterday, the soaring health care costs I’m experiencing are mostly about keeping me in strong bones and boobs. My entire adult life, I’ve avoided being considered…

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]]> Sex & Death in the time of Kali Yuga https://www.emmpress.com/sex-death/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sex-death Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:43:39 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=19297 I have 20 minutes to write this, so lucky for you, it should be short. When I was around 15 years old, my mother announced one random day,…

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]]> recovering fast from a fall https://www.emmpress.com/recovering-fast-from-a-fall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recovering-fast-from-a-fall Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:36:40 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=19242 How purposeful breathing can heal trauma-in-the-making and stop pain. I just fell going down my back steps. As a 57 year old woman, the fear and negativity around…

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]]> Did I ever tell you… https://www.emmpress.com/did-i-ever-tell-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=did-i-ever-tell-you Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:10:07 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=19182 A true story about flipping the verbal bird and ungraceful pimping in New York City’s art world? Let me share a little about my time in Greenwich Village…

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]]> Website Use: Terms & Conditions https://www.emmpress.com/website-use-terms-conditions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=website-use-terms-conditions Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:54:05 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?page_id=18611 emmpress.com Last update: July 31, 2026 This document contains the policies that govern emmpress.com (the “Site”). The Site is a personal creative work owned and run by Elizabeth…

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]]> Disambiguation https://www.emmpress.com/disambiguation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=disambiguation Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:56:03 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18975 How a bold brain chat changed my ability to understand what people are talking about. About two years back, my left and right brain hemispheres had a bit…

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]]> Making a statement https://www.emmpress.com/making-a-statement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-a-statement Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:58:36 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18747 I love this concept. And I’ve seen the power of making statements play out for those who know the power of words and also carry good character and…

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]]> Declaration of Independence https://www.emmpress.com/declaration-of-independence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=declaration-of-independence Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:29:07 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18762 How a powerful document did what it was supposed to do. There are dozens of declarations that we could look at more closely, but today, I’d love discuss…

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]]> Covering https://www.emmpress.com/covering/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covering Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:47:51 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18472 I love the idea of covering. The grace of covering came for me over 20 years ago via a fisherman. Today, covering is at the core of how…

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]]> The Pieces You See https://www.emmpress.com/the-pieces-you-see/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-pieces-you-see Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:10:19 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18362 Yesterday, the world lost an amazing painter, David Hockney. He passed away at the age of 88. Has there ever been a painting, an illustration, or even a…

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]]> What I know about social storytelling online https://www.emmpress.com/what-i-know-about-social-storytelling-online/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-i-know-about-social-storytelling-online Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:37:11 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=18339 Besides writing an actual story, you know, like a book or play, there are other ways you can tell rich stories using platforms built for social media. And…

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]]> Short & Sweet https://www.emmpress.com/short-sweet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=short-sweet Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:39:48 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17667 At my first New York gallery show, an Ukranian artist named Bokov drew caricatures of those present. Mine was a young girl with a big head, tiny neck,…

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]]> covering: artist’s statement https://www.emmpress.com/covering-artists-statement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covering-artists-statement Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:47:57 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17478 I cover nature. Daily drawings are digital finger painting atop photos, and include collage-symbols made from other moments in time. These personal symbols are stored as images in…

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]]> From post to gatepost: why “engaging” social media strategies don’t always get people to show up https://www.emmpress.com/from-post-to-gatepost/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-post-to-gatepost Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:36:29 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17321 and what to do about it. Focusing on social media engagement stats can be antithetical to actually helping people show up in real life. Because “engagement-based” social strategies…

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]]> Hope in coping mechanisms https://www.emmpress.com/hope-in-coping-mechanisms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hope-in-coping-mechanisms Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:39:52 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17144 Today is Easter Sunday, and I’m sitting at dining table, laptop nestled among mountains of near-folded clothes, purple and white towels, and underwear. I’m also sneaking in some…

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]]> What happened to the chicken bag? https://www.emmpress.com/what-happened-to-the-chicken-bag/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-happened-to-the-chicken-bag Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:51:00 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=17129 The types of explanations we received as kids about the mundane questions of life, alters how we develop our capacity for internal reasoning. Becoming educated with diversity of…

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]]> Sushi Bake Beliefs https://www.emmpress.com/sushi-bake-beliefs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sushi-bake-beliefs Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:57:40 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=16902 On Food Culture, Balls of Beliefs, Paradox, Music, and Menopause Yesterday my daughter found a recipe for a Sushi Bake, and I was immediately skeptical. Who wants to…

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]]> IF you are going to use AI, do this first… or now https://www.emmpress.com/if-you-are-going-to-use-ai-do-this-first-or-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-you-are-going-to-use-ai-do-this-first-or-now Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:42:28 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=16725 For quick disclaimer, I don’t use AI to write, or make art (because I love to do these things, why would I give them up?), but I do…

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]]> Valuing your values – a mini workshop in a post https://www.emmpress.com/valuing-your-values-a-mini-workshop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=valuing-your-values-a-mini-workshop Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:14:00 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=14628 Many moons ago I crewed for a personal development coach in Hawaii and both coasts. I used to help usher folks across beds of hot coals and jump…

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]]> weaving the www https://www.emmpress.com/weaving-the-www/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weaving-the-www Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:31:53 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=16356 With the wild west, a personal party, and thoughts on the web as a woman’s medium. Women’s work, I’ve been told by more than a few wise souls,…

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]]> Focus: Forgiveness https://www.emmpress.com/focus-forgiveness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=focus-forgiveness Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:32:16 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=16358 I’ve been struggling for awhile forgiving a boundary breach by a loved one. And I’ve been under the delusion that I need a complete forgiveness to move forward.…

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]]> non-shop adventures and the underappreciated art of window shopping https://www.emmpress.com/non-shop-adventures-and-the-underappreciated-art-of-window-shopping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=non-shop-adventures-and-the-underappreciated-art-of-window-shopping Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:29:27 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=16261 Here’s a little story about non-shop adventures and participating in your local economy even when you aren’t flush with currency. It’s like flash-mobbing a business you love, but…

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]]> Writing for focus & fittings https://www.emmpress.com/writing-for-focus-fittings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=writing-for-focus-fittings Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:01:37 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=16228 Who else makes things for the sake of focus? In my world, the process of writing gives me a coherent sense of thought, a long and lovely sound…

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]]> Jamestown, RI https://www.emmpress.com/jamestown-ri/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jamestown-ri Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:30:37 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=15699 Chapter One: Rock I grew up on “the rock,” otherwise known as Jamestown, RI. A place of roughly the same geographical spread as Manhattan, but far fewer people…

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]]> invoking dignity https://www.emmpress.com/invoking-dignity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=invoking-dignity Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:45:01 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=15919 This is another Term of Endearment post. A friend brought this to my attention by recommending this book: Dignity: It’s Essential Role in Resolving Conflict by Donna Hicks.…

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]]> “Came by it honestly” https://www.emmpress.com/came-by-it-honestly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=came-by-it-honestly Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:37:13 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=15585 Fiction vs non and protecting people and privacy while writing. My mother in law used this expression a while back and I found it immediately empowering. That’s because…

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]]> Long a$$ rambling tax ‘tip’ https://www.emmpress.com/long-a-rambling-tax-tip/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=long-a-rambling-tax-tip Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:07:44 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=15059 Hi Friends, DISCLAIMER: This is not financial advice. I am not a tax expert, and the post below is not to be considered professional advice. It is a…

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]]> Why try bird’s eye? https://www.emmpress.com/why-try-birds-eye/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-try-birds-eye Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:47:00 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=14951 On the art & science of mapping, and our physical positioning in relationship to the places we depict. Maps may have come about, in part, to verify that…

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]]> Living Legacy™ and loving turns of phrase https://www.emmpress.com/living-legacy-and-loving-turns-of-phrase/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=living-legacy-and-loving-turns-of-phrase Sun, 14 Dec 2025 13:05:06 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=14859 I love turns of phrase, especially those that are, by their nature, contradictory. Living Legacy is one like this. Legacy, by definition, has to do with what you…

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