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a Blog about Writing, Wandering and Wondering

  • Borrowing Trouble…

    I do this thing where I cast worry upon a future event. Can you relate? We worry about what might happen. Might. Probably not. Why borrow trouble and waste mental energy on a non-event? Such thoughts return me to The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. He tells of his intense spiritual awakening after which he felt…

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    March 16, 2026
    About Me, Abundance, Attitude, Confidence, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, faith, Gratitude, Inspiration, Journey, Monday, Peace, Writing
    ELAN, Encouragement, Inspiration
  • Quote of the Week…

    “If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears.” Cesare Pavese, Italian poet, 1908 – 1950

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    March 13, 2026
    Abundance, Attitude, Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Friday, Gratitude, Happiness, Inspiration, Journey, Love Yourself, Peace, Quotes, Thanks, Wondering
    ELAN, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Love Yourself, Wondering
  • Beyond My Reach…

    Fun fact: the span of your outstretched arms is approximately equal to your height. It’s a beautiful fact of Devine design, as illustrated by DaVinci in his Vitruvian Man. Your reach far exceeds your span.  “We think in secret and it comes to pass – Our world is but our looking glass.” James Allen, 1864 –…

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    March 9, 2026
    About Me, Abundance, Attitude, Book reviews, Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, faith, Generosity, Gratitude, Happiness, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Love, Love Others, Love Yourself, Monday, My writing, Peace, Quotes, Thanks, Truth, Writing
    ELAN, Encouragement, Inspiration, Writing
  • Quote of the Week…

    “Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.” Napoleon Hill, 1883 – 1970

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    March 6, 2026
    Attitude, Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Friday, Generosity, Inspiration, Learning, Love Others, Quotes
    ELAN, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Wondering
  • May I Have a Word?…

    Imagine if words only had one meaning. No confusing homophones or double entendres. No word-play, puns, or knock-knock jokes. Where’s the fun in a simpler language? I recently overheard someone describe an experience as “terribly rewarding,” which confused me. Was it terrible? Was it rewarding? Pick one. It can’t be both. Synonyms for terrible are…

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    March 2, 2026
    About Me, Attitude, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Monday, Writing
    ELAN, Encouragement, Inspiration, 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
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