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Trust Your Ear [the art of unquitting, part one]

dominiquerlafayett

Jun 296 min read

Trust Your Ear [the art of unquitting, part one]

For the past month, I’ve been taking weekly piano lessons. Four whole lessons, and they’re already fueling my writing. Mission...

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Coming Full Circle [the art of grounding in realization and finding home]

dominiquerlafayett

Jun 245 min read

Coming Full Circle [the art of grounding in realization and finding home]

I have a habit of dropping the phrase, “I want to go home,” whenever something is overwhelming, scary, emotionally distressing, minorly...

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Those Summer Nights [the art of finding the glimmers]

dominiquerlafayett

Jun 184 min read

Those Summer Nights [the art of finding the glimmers]

I feel for people who wish time away. I hear the words of those who hate the summer months, longing for it to be Autumn all year round. A...

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Hurt People, Hurt People. But that Doesn’t make it Right [the art of apology and admitting your flaws]

dominiquerlafayett

May 255 min read

Hurt People, Hurt People. But that Doesn’t make it Right [the art of apology and admitting your flaws]

I recently made a joke to a good friend of mine about my “abandonment issues.” I put that in quotations because quite honestly, up until...

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He Needs a Rack as Big as Yours [the art of owning your truth]

dominiquerlafayett

May 34 min read

He Needs a Rack as Big as Yours [the art of owning your truth]

Once upon a time in the far away land of Northern Virginia, a young and tenacious sixteen year old Dominique strolled her way into a new...

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It was Never About the Pouch [the art of embracing ourselves and also cutting men some slack]

dominiquerlafayett

Apr 307 min read

It was Never About the Pouch [the art of embracing ourselves and also cutting men some slack]

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been self conscious about your physical appearance in some way or another. Pauses and watches every single...

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The Senseless Quest for Permission [and the art of learning to validate your damn self].

dominiquerlafayett

Apr 256 min read

The Senseless Quest for Permission [and the art of learning to validate your damn self].

Photo credit: Boudoir by Ashley I'll be honest - when the concept of daily journaling was originally brought to me by my therapist (about...

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dominiquerlafayett

Apr 196 min read

Detoxing Dommie: The Art of Unbecoming

"Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything. Maybe it's about un-becoming everything that isn't really you, so you can be...

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The Great Divide: A Fatal Flaw in the Southeastern Pagan Community

dominiquerlafayett

Jan 76 min read

The Great Divide: A Fatal Flaw in the Southeastern Pagan Community

I consider myself fortunate to have grown up in the DC metro radius. As far as diversity goes, you don't get much better than where I...

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dominiquerlafayett

Nov 30, 20235 min read

Have you chosen your word?

I've taken to the concept of choosing a word, or short phrase (mantra, anyone?) to focus on as a new year rolls around. I'm one of the...

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dominiquerlafayett

Nov 22, 20235 min read

A [different] kind of grief.

I’m currently in a strange state of grief, one I didn’t anticipate but, truthfully, I should have. Not that the anticipation would have...

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dominiquerlafayett

Nov 8, 20239 min read

NotAnotherLifeStory.

I’ve always hated hospitals. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I don’t think anyone is particularly fond of them as a general rule, but my...

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dominiquerlafayett

Nov 2, 20233 min read

The Inward Spiral

Yesterday was November first, did you blow cinnamon through your doorway? I had every good intention of writing this blog post yesterday...

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dominiquerlafayett

Oct 12, 20234 min read

The Art of Too Muchness

I want to start this blog off with a quick note about my seemingly unfinished gratitude project. As life began to take a very rough turn,...

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Sometimes it sucks [Gratitude Project 2023: days thirty seven/thirty eight]

dominiquerlafayett

Sep 8, 20233 min read

Sometimes it sucks [Gratitude Project 2023: days thirty seven/thirty eight]

The problem with me slipping up once on a project like this is that it tends to have a ripple effect. I get into that mindset of, "Welp,...

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The Beauty in Letting Go/The Joy of Adventure [Gratitude Project 2023 day thirty five/six]

dominiquerlafayett

Sep 6, 20233 min read

The Beauty in Letting Go/The Joy of Adventure [Gratitude Project 2023 day thirty five/six]

The time officially came in which I dropped the ball on this whole gratitude thing. Well, in fairness, I dropped the ball on the blog...

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Rising with the Sun [Gratitude Project 2023: day thirty four]

dominiquerlafayett

Sep 3, 20231 min read

Rising with the Sun [Gratitude Project 2023: day thirty four]

Day thirty four of this project, and I'm feeling grateful and optimistic overall. It feels odd and out of place, especially in the...

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Feeling Thirty Two [Gratitude Project 2023: day thirty three]

dominiquerlafayett

Sep 2, 20232 min read

Feeling Thirty Two [Gratitude Project 2023: day thirty three]

The phrase, "Past me was looking out for future me" gets thrown around in my house whenever one does something that ends up helping them...

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When the Student is Ready [Gratitude Project 2023: day thirty two]

dominiquerlafayett

Sep 1, 20232 min read

When the Student is Ready [Gratitude Project 2023: day thirty two]

My search for some sense of community, a mentor, someone to look up to and learn from, led me to the company of a wonderful woman and her...

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dominiquerlafayett

Sep 1, 20233 min read

Living [out of] Fear

I have this habit of speaking before I really think about it. There have been times in life where this has been very beneficial, because...

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