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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…

    PattyMayeuxBlog

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

    “Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.” Marcus Aurelius, 121 – 180

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    May 29, 2026
    Abundance, Attitude, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Friday, Gratitude, Happiness, Inspiration, Journey, Love Yourself, Peace, Quotes, Wondering
    ELAN, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Wondering
  • Come Back on Friday for a Quote…

    But for now, I hope you will switch to my Substack site where subscribers are receiving three chapters of my first novel THE ART COLONY in their inbox or on the app every Friday. You will also receive my Wednesday essays about Writing, Wandering and Wondering. It’s easy, click here. Read here for the Top Ten…

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    May 25, 2026
    About Me, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Gratitude, Inspiration, Journey, Monday, My writing, Writing
    ELAN, Inspiration, My writing journey, Writing
  • Quote of the Week…

    “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Albert Einstein, 1879 – 1955

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    May 22, 2026
    Attitude, Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, faith, Friday, Inspiration, Journey, Quotes, Wondering
    ELAN, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Wondering
  • Quote of the Week…

    “Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality.” Ralph Marston, 1907 – 1967

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    May 15, 2026
    Abundance, Attitude, Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, faith, Friday, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Love Yourself, Quotes, Wondering
    ELAN, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Wondering
  • Top Ten Reasons to Switch to my ConfessionsOfACreative Substack Site…

    10. I’ll be phasing out this WordPress site. 9. You will continue to receive my essays about Writing, Wandering and Wondering. It’s easy, click here. 8. Subscribers will have free access to THE ART COLONY, my first novel, about a young artist who is struggling to make her way in 1970s Galveston where it is not…

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    May 11, 2026
    About Me, Abundance, Attitude, Book reviews, Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Generosity, Gratitude, Inspiration, Journey, Love Others, Monday, My writing, Thanks, Wandering, Wondering, Writing
    ELAN, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, My writing, My writing journey, Wondering, Writing
  • Quote of the Week…

    “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” Zig Ziglar, 1926 – 2012

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    May 8, 2026
    Abundance, Attitude, Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Love Yourself, Quotes, Wondering
    ELAN, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, My writing journey, Wondering
  • It’s May!…

    Change and Excitement is in the Air May just might be my favorite month. It holds hands with April showers and June sunshine for thirty-one days of bright green flowery beauty. Maybe the real reason I love May is because it is the month I was born (keeping my mom from attending a Mother’s Day…

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    May 4, 2026
    About Me, Attitude, Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Gratitude, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Love Others, Love Yourself, Monday, My writing, Thanks, Writing
    ELAN, Encouragement, Inspiration, My writing journey, Writing
  • Quote of the Week…

    “Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. We come from the Creator with creativity. I think that each one of us is born with creativity.” Maya Angelou, 1928 – 2014

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    May 1, 2026
    Abundance, Attitude, Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Friday, Gratitude, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Quotes, Wondering
    ELAN, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Wondering
  • Friday…

    I recently read Friday, by Michel Tournier, translated from French by Norman Denny. It is a retelling of Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, in part seen through the lens of Friday. It was a fun read, at times disastrous or shocking yet leaning to the philosophical.  According to Tournier, Crusoe was desperate for a way to log…

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    April 27, 2026
    About Me, Abundance, Attitude, Book reviews, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Gratitude, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Monday, Writing
    ELAN, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Wondering, Writing
  • Quote of the Week…

    “The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.” Abraham Maslow, 1908 – 1970

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    April 24, 2026
    Abundance, Attitude, Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Friday, Gratitude, Happiness, Inspiration, Journey, Love Yourself, Peace, Quotes, Wondering
    ELAN, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Wondering
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