Margaret M. Kirk

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Gratitude changes everything

November 23, 2025

Gratitude

There are things to be grateful for each day, and I am. Sometimes they are monumental things; other times they are tiny things that might have gone unnoticed.

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Mary Sawyer

November 22, 2025

Mary Had A Lamb

I was ruminating on kindness this morning when a friend sent me a post about Mary and I knew that I wanted to share it today. 

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Sonia Sotomayor

November 16, 2025

Women and Self-Worth

Worth. Self-worth. I have been thinking a lot about that word this week. I had an experience that brought me to my knees this week.

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Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman

November 6, 2025

“Crazy”

Have you ever felt untethered, confused, frustrated and perhaps a little depressed - if there is such a thing as a little depression? Many women I know have.

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Olena Kyiashko

November 2, 2025

A Portrait of Bravery

Olena Zelenska (surnames are gendered in Slavic languages) is a long time comedy writer, popular screenwriter, and editor on the leading prime time satirical comedy show aimed at women

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Margaret M. Kirk Author's Night announcement

November 2, 2025

Deep Gratitude and an Announcement!

The Magazine, Canvas Rebel, did an interview which I am sharing with you today.

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Woman smiling and contemplating in the woods

October 27, 2025

Belonging

I have been contemplating “belonging” this morning. What does it mean? Webster says: Belonging is the feeling of security and support when there is a sense of acceptance, inclusion, and identity for a member of a certain group. It is when an individual can bring their authentic self to work.

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Ballerina

October 20, 2025

Don’t Sit Still…

Gillian Barbara Pyrke never sat still. She had a long and illustrious career as a choreographer and director.

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Joy Harjo

September 24, 2025

Sing

Joy Harjo has always inspired me, perhaps equally for her tenacity as for her talent. Both were extraordinary. She experienced things much differently than I have. They tried to “erase” her. She lived deliberately, from her heart, and came from a long line of warrior women.

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Peanuts cartoon panel "Is this your beach ball?"

September 14, 2025

One Person Can Make a Difference

Seeds planted early usually sprout. She was Harriet Glickman, and on April 15, 1968; she wrote a letter to Charles Schultz, the famous cartoonist.

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