Category Archives: Life Stories

The Magic Of Knowing What To Do Next

By Amira Alvarez This I write for those of you who are running around, from one thing to the next, on the endless hamster wheel of urgency and overwhelm. This I write for the people who are stuck in inertia, frozen in fear, incapacitated by doubt. This I write for the people who…
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July 8, 2014Life Stories, Tips of the TradeAmira Alvarez

On Creating

By Amira Alvarez On the surface, this story is about sheep. Big Horn Sheep to be exact. They’re powerful, majestic creatures. (See photographic evidence above.) But really? It’s about the power we have to create what we desire. (You included. That’s right. So listen up.) It’s 2012. We were approaching Rocky Mountain National…
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May 11, 2014Life StoriesAmira Alvarez

On Finding Home

By Amira Alvarez So we left. (See story on running away here.) Fueled by desire (and compulsion) we hit the road. Husband + wife + dog. All nicely tucked into a conversion van. (See photo.) We thought we’d go North in the summer and South in the winter. We did the opposite. We…
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April 14, 2014Life StoriesAmira Alvarez

On me

By Amira Alvarez My life in brief... B. 1970, New Haven, Connecticut. (It was a short stay.) Transported to Los Angeles, to the land of the rich and fair. (Felt poor and ugly, despite being well off and not bad looking, in that awkward teenager way.) Got the hell out of dodge. (Felt…
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April 13, 2014Life StoriesAmira Alvarez

On Running Away

By Amira Alvarez There were signs. Clouds parting. Improbable whale sightings. Impromptu conversations with the perfect strangers. Signs all leading to confirmation. The Universe was saying in no uncertain terms: DO IT! So we did. . . We packed our stuff. (The stuff we truly loved.) We gave away a lot. "Here take…
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April 1, 2014Life StoriesAmira Alvarez