Fran Braga Meininger
The Age of Accepting and Adapting
Things are in flux. Not just in my life and my world, but on the grander scale beyond. With each new development it feels like a series...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- Sep 22, 2020
- 3 min
The Autumn Equinox of 2020
It is the Autumn Equinox of 2020, a year like no other in my life. There is no sound, nor sight o f the event as yet, no light breaking...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- Jul 15, 2020
- 3 min
Learning to Love Hiking Solo
For every reason I had for learning to hike alone, someone offered a cautionary tale to discourage me. But, as my hiking partners aged...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- Jun 15, 2020
- 3 min
A Reluctant Reentry
I was in grade school when we landed a team of astronauts on the moon. I remember it vividly, as I imagine most people do who were alive...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- Apr 4, 2020
- 3 min
Connecting Through the Isolation
I anticipated the proclamation, I felt sure the order to shelter in place would go on another month. I suspect it may be even longer. As...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- Feb 12, 2020
- 3 min
We're More Than Skin Deep
I’ve been working on my social media presence. Not something I would normally devote time and energy to, but it’s apparently what a...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- Jan 10, 2020
- 5 min
The Land of Ladyhood
It’s 1966 and I’m 11 years old. My favorite cousin, Andrea, has arrived unexpectedly to see my mother and I’ve been sent to the yard to...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- Dec 21, 2019
- 2 min
Celebrating the Winter Solstice
The winter solstice marks the beginning of winter, the longest night of the year. The pagans, drawing their wisdom from the natural...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- Dec 10, 2019
- 2 min
Early Morning Lessons from Nature
I’ve been awake for hours, lying in the dark listening to the syncopated rhythm of the rain, reflecting on what has come and gone over...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- Nov 7, 2019
- 2 min
Never Ending Firsts
I’ve arrived. I’ve been looking forward to this trip to Kauai for months, ever since I booked my reservation for the Kauai Writer’s...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- Oct 18, 2019
- 2 min
Farewell to Summer
Summer is leaving me and I am sad. The air outside is damp and cold even though it is not yet November. I feel cheated. I want more....
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Fran Braga Meininger
- Oct 2, 2019
- 3 min
Life at Its Fullest
Funny thing about living life to its fullest, it causes tension, trepidation and sometimes real fear. That’s how it is when I push my...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- Jul 11, 2019
- 3 min
Life Goes On
Yesterday I experienced one of those moments of “ah ha” that are usually chalked up to coincidence. But I prescribe more to the school of...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- Jun 29, 2019
- 3 min
Bloom Where You're Planted
Bloom Where You’re Planted As life goes on over time, we change, everyone does. Sometimes, we drift off course caught up in a tide of...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- Jun 14, 2019
- 3 min
What's the Good Word?
When I was a young girl, I had a neighbor named Frank. Frank was handsome, statuesque, intelligent, cheerful and terminally ill. I grew...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- Jun 5, 2019
- 2 min
I Understand
Walking my dog in the park one early morning, I encountered a man doing the same. I put my dog on her leash and stepped off to the side...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- May 30, 2019
- 2 min
The Buck
The Buck On a late afternoon ride, I stumbled upon a small plaque I’d never seen before. I walked my bike on the pedestrian sidewalk to...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- May 16, 2019
- 3 min
Looking Back to See the Future
Looking back on the path that brought me here, to this precise moment in this exact spot, I realize how each seemingly insignificant...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- May 10, 2019
- 4 min
Embracing My Creative Identity
I stumbled across what seemed like an intriguing coincidence this morning, considering how exposed I felt at times last evening, watching...
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Fran Braga Meininger
- Mar 11, 2019
- 4 min
What a Common Cold Taught Me About Life
It started as a simple cold. I had a date with a friend who warned he had a bit of a sore throat and perhaps, we should postpone. Feeling...
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