Patty Mayeux Blog

a Blog about Writing, Wandering and Wondering

  • Divots…

    Divots are holes dug into a perfect green field by an overzealous or misdirected swing. Golfers merely replace the detached lump, stomp it into the earth and call it good. How do we react when we goof up and ruin the perceived perfection of a pristine life? Pristine and perfection are ideals, not to be…

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    January 22, 2024
    Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Gratitude, Inspiration, Learning, Monday, Writing
    ELAN, Encouragement, Inspiration, Love Yourself, Writing
  • Quote of the Week…

    “My heart is beating, and I’m breathing, and nothing anybody has ever done has changed that.” Rupi Kaur, 1992 –

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    February 27, 2026
    Abundance, Attitude, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, faith, Friday, Gratitude, Happiness, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Love Yourself, Peace, Poetry, Quotes, Wondering
    ELAN, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Love Yourself, Wondering
  • Breathe…

    We all do it. If we are lucky, it is automatic and pain-free. We don’t even think about it. Paying attention to breath is meditation 101, the most basic mindful awareness practice. I’ve used box breathing (four counts inhale, four counts hold, four counts exhale and four counts hold) during dentist visits. Six breaths per…

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    February 23, 2026
    About Me, Abundance, Attitude, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Gratitude, Happiness, Inspiration, Journey, Love Yourself, Monday, Peace, Writing
    ELAN, Encouragement, Inspiration, Love Yourself, Writing
  • Quote of the Week…

    “I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” Pablo Picasso, 1881 – 1973

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    February 20, 2026
    Attitude, Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Quotes, Wondering
    ELAN, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Wondering
  • Look It Up…

    Raise your hand if you remember going to the library and shuffling through the card catalog to access not-so-secret codes leading to research information. Keep your hand up if you miss that. The worst was when one card led to another, and another. Then there was the toppling book stack from which you jotted not…

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    February 16, 2026
    About Me, Abundance, Attitude, Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, faith, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Love Yourself, Monday, Writing
    ELAN, Encouragement, Inspiration, Writing
  • Quote of the Week…

    “Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its self-concern to embrace the whole of the universal self.” Arnold J. Toynbee, 1889-1975

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    February 13, 2026
    Abundance, Attitude, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Friday, Generosity, Gratitude, Inspiration, Journey, Love Others, Quotes, Wondering
    Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Wondering
  • Welcome, Stranger…

    It is easy to dismiss or avoid contact with strangers; those who express their culture, love, gender, nationality and religious beliefs differently. I believe all people are deserving of equal treatment and acceptance, but living that truth is a different matter. While I work to fill social gaps created by a recent move, I encounter…

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    February 9, 2026
    About Me, Attitude, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Generosity, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Love Others, Monday, Writing
    ELAN, Encouragement, Inspiration, Writing
  • Quote of the Week…

    “Learning never exhausts the mind.” Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    February 6, 2026
    Abundance, Attitude, Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Love Yourself, Quotes, Wondering
    ELAN, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Love Yourself, Wondering
  • Wrap It Up…

    My neighbor recently told me about her family matriarch; 103 years old, living independently and other than using a walker and giving up her car keys a few years ago, is still joyfully ruling their roost. She is my hero. I want to know what she eats. Has she cracked a code to create her…

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    February 2, 2026
    About Me, Abundance, Attitude, Confidence, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Inspiration, Journey, Love Yourself, Monday, Writing
    ELAN, Encouragement, Inspiration, Love Yourself, Writing
  • Quote of the Week…

    “There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” Aldous Huxley, 1894 – 1963

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    January 30, 2026
    Attitude, Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Friday, Gratitude, Happiness, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Love Yourself, Quotes, Truth, Wondering
    ELAN, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Love Yourself, Wondering
  • Upgrade…

    I am choosing upgrades as a theme for 2026. Sounds good, right? I don’t mean the ones that come with a cost attached, I’m talking about self-doled upgrades. Like adding a few exercises to my morning routine and pre-mixing ingredients for morning smoothies, walking more and taking the right kinds of supplements to well, supplement…

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    January 26, 2026
    About Me, Abundance, Attitude, Confidence, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Gratitude, Happiness, Inspiration, Journey, Love Yourself, Monday, Writing
    ELAN, Encouragement, Inspiration, Love Yourself, Writing
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