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Holidaze’ Backwards Gaze.
Another year almost complete, cookies everywhere I look, twinkle lights, car accidents within feet of each other near the mall, the frenzy is upon us! How to stay present, sane, and joyful in the midst of traffic, lines, and expectations (most often self imposed)? It’s time to practice all that we’ve begun throughout the year, returning…
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Gratitude + WTF
There is something about Thanksgiving that I just really, really love. Besides the pie, the cozy fuzzies, and the tradition. I love the craziness of it all. I worked until 8 tonight and on what other night would I ever come home after working for twelve hours and decide to make a dessert that had…
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Life Taken for Granted
Moving back into my little house in my little city, I was reminded of a story my mom told my sister and I when we were children about Nasruddin, the wise fool found in much Eastern folklore and especially popular in Sufism. One day a neighbor approached Nasruddin, lamenting the fact that his house was…
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Always
(photos made by me, November 7, 2016) Two years ago, I woke up on election morning, in LA. The Cubs had won the World Series just a week before and as I went about my morning, I thought about what I would say to my 5 year old nephew that night, when I called him…
Smagik is Claire Sandrin’s personal blog of writing and photographs dedicated to finding beauty in the everyday. It covers everything from how to brand yourself as a creative, making a professional pivot in middle age, travels to Amsterdam, and recipes for grain free chocolate zucchini cake. Join me for the adventure that is this life!
