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“Undaunted Spirit?”

There are days when I struggle, like I suspect, everyone else. I’m not a “glass is half full” kind of person and never have been. But perseverance I can relate to. And a greater meaning, I’m there. Given the times we find ourselves in, I find myself questioning and writing.

I am most comfortable describing myself as a storyteller. I enjoy a good story and I like telling good stories.

I’d like to think you’ll be able to either read them out loud to someone. Often when I write, I’ll read a passage out loud to test how it sounds. Don’t know if this is strange or not.

Why am I writing? At the age of 47, questioning my career, I did some testing that revealed strong linguistic and visual aptitude. No surprise, just not terribly practical with two kids headed to college. But it rang true and that nagging feeling wouldn’t go away. I decided to nurture the calling and took some writing courses and began writing in earnest, daily. And now it’s time to take the next step and submit my efforts and see what the universe returns.

Catherine Brosseau (Cate) is a hard working consultant and trainer in marketing technologies, mother of two beautiful young women, avid cook and gardener, voracious reader, beginning knitter and basically, I think, a nice person.

A younger person might take the Facebook approach, ie. the 25 things you might not know about me… I won’t bore you.

or perhaps the Twitter approach would suffice? 140 characters or less…

Cate Brosseau did what any neurotic, striving to be well-adjusted, 47 year old working mother of two would do
— she started a blog.

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Posted on March 7, 2010 - by Cate

Heartstrings

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“Thank you for taking care of me mommy” — those words caused a rush of emotion so hard and so fast I could barely choke out a response — “I love you sweetheart,” I whispered. “I love you too,” she replied quietly. I could tell she was feeling better — I knew the drill and [...]

Posted on February 14, 2010 - by Cate

Crossroads

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I don’t know if this is true for most women, but I find myself, at the age of 48 (just turned) at a crossroads on several fronts.
I am sending off my youngest to college this fall, and while I’m happy for her and know she’s ready for this next step, I’m wondering how I’m [...]

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    Writing my way out of a self-imposed box: the ironic observations of my life

    woman, middle-aged woman, woman with 2 daughters, working woman, daughter, wife, female human being, conscientious, devoted, vigilant, slightly neurotic, foodie, techie, writer


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