Mini Gracetalk!
Today, March 19th, I did a short Gracetalk for the Academy of Lifelong Learning at Lincoln Land Community College. I haven't done any Gracetalks at all since 2018, and so I had worked myself into a tizzy and got more and more anxious about it and last night I was just waaaaay too nervous, then I gave myself a good talking-to and said that I should get over being so nervous or I shouldn't do any more of them. And I actually listened to myself and slept well. Here it is, I hope you like it. I'm inspired now and am starting to plan for a full length one in May. It's actually mostly written and...
Hi! It's me, Grace
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