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Patty Mayeux Blog

a Blog about Writing, Wandering and Wondering

  • Quote of the Week…

    “Strange things blow in through my window on the wings of the night wind and I don’t worry about my destiny.” Carl Sandburg, 1878 – 1967

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    June 20, 2025
    Abundance, Attitude, Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, faith, Friday, Gratitude, Inspiration, Journey, Quotes, Tradition, Wondering
    ELAN, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Wondering
  • Quote of the Week…

    “Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.” Buddha

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    June 13, 2025
    Abundance, Attitude, Confidence, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, faith, Friday, Gratitude, Inspiration, Journey, Love Yourself, Quotes, Tradition, Wondering
    Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Wondering
  • A Blog Break…

    As we approach the thick of it in this moving process (calendar thick with last goodbye dinners of various groups, rooms thick with stacked boxes, brain thick with…well, just thick), there will be a brief break between these blog posts. I’ll pick them back up mid-July or so, maybe sooner as I will be itching…

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    June 9, 2025
    About Me, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Holiday, Inspiration, Journey, Love Yourself, Monday, Writing
    ELAN, Encouragement, Inspiration
  • Quote of the Week…

    “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Walt Disney, 1901 – 1966

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    June 6, 2025
    Attitude, Confidence, Creativity, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Quotes, Wondering
    ELAN, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Wandering
  • Mind the Gap…

    As we edge closer to our move date, a gap widens. Friends say our departure will leave a hole. I understand, having grieved friendship-shifts as some of my own buddies have moved away. I’m not sure which is harder, the leaving or the being left. Consider a life as a piece of fabric. If one…

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    June 2, 2025
    About Me, Abundance, Attitude, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Gratitude, Inspiration, Journey, Love Others, Monday, Thanks, Writing
    Encouragement, Inspiration, Writing
  • Quote of the Week…

    “It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.” Moliere 1622-1673

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    May 30, 2025
    Friday, Gratitude, Inspiration, Journey, Love, Love Others, Quotes, Wondering
    Friday, Inspiration, Wondering
  • Seasoned…

    Next month we will be moving very close to one daughter (the other one lives across the world). Not as close as “Everybody Loves Raymond,” but close enough for the need to set some boundaries, like texting before popping over. We are excited about this new season in life, a big circle from 25 years…

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    May 26, 2025
    About Me, Abundance, Attitude, Confidence, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Gratitude, Inspiration, Journey, Love Others, Monday, Writing
    Encouragement, Inspiration
  • Quote of the Week…

    “Time is a circus, always packing up and moving away.” Ben Hecht, 1894 – 1964

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    May 23, 2025
    Attitude, Confidence, Creativity, Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Quotes, Wondering
    ELAN, Friday, Inspiration, Wondering
  • A Post Revisit on Seventeen Minutes…

    The following was previously posted in March, 2023. I hope you enjoy the rerun (as I continue to pack and prepare for a move). What brings you joy? What would you choose to do if you were magically given two extra hours one week? For me it would be active music (passive music is always…

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    May 19, 2025
    Abundance, Attitude, Confidence, Creativity, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Love Yourself, Monday, Writing
    ELAN, Encouragement, Inspiration, Love Yourself, Writing
  • Quote of the Week…

    “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” Alan Watts, 1915 – 1973

    PattyMayeuxBlog

    May 16, 2025
    Attitude, Confidence, ELAN Blog, Encouragement, faith, Friday, Gratitude, Inspiration, Journey, Learning, Love Yourself, Quotes, Wondering
    Encouragement, Friday, Inspiration, Wondering
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