Tag Archives: Metaphors

Mining for Rubies: 40 Years of Recovery

You have no need to travel anywhere – journey within yourself. Enter a mine of rubies and bathe in the splendor of your own light.”  — Rumi

As a writer and a blogger, I named my blog, Mixed Metaphors, Oh My! I found that metaphors helped me explore lived experiences, ideas, and a spiritual life, and articulate how I see and interact with the world, or journey inward in self-examination. Continue reading

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Pick a Metaphor: Life-Planning

  1. The Three Boxes of Life
  2. Whack-a-Mole
  3. Juggling: When All the Balls Are in the Air

As readers of my blog already know, I like to mix metaphors. Today I introduce the first installment of another Mixed Metaphors, Oh My! series entitled, Pick a Metaphor.  In this series I will choose a topic and look at it based on a number of metaphors. What I have found in my own life is that sometimes the metaphor I select to describe an issue I’m facing sets the tone of how I will think and feel about it.  Continue reading

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