Tag: Encouragement
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Wednesday blog can be found here…
Just a reminder that Wednesday blogs now live on substack. Here is the link to this week’s offering.
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Freebies…
In the last week, friends have gifted me four books of very diverse topics, two in person and two via surprise mail, graciously adding to my toppling To Be Read stack which includes downloaded books from my library app and recent arrivals from my favorite indie bookstore. During this same week, preordered books by writer…
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Quote of the Week…
“Supermarket tabloids and celebrity gossip shows are not just innocently shallow entertainment, but a fundamental part of a much larger movement that involves apathy, greed and hierarchy.” Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 1981 –
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The Truth About Gossip…
Hearing a bit of newsy insider info is like biting into a big, red, juicy apple. So delicious. So enticing. You don’t even wipe your chin before sharing it. So what if it’s not true? Isn’t that what makes gossip so much fun? The hilarity, the ridiculousness, the fantasy of it all? What? That’s crazy.…
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Quote of the Week…
“By losing your goal — you have lost your way, too!” Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900
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Look Up…
Look down, look all around. Observe Your World. Keep your senses on alert for the new, the colorful, the repeated themes and connections. I’ve been wanting to read “Island” by Aldous Huxley yet again, which begins with a mynah calling “Attention,” and “Here and now, boys, here and now.” Imagine having a bird on your…
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Quote of the Week…
“Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.” John Barrymore, 1882-1942
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Quote of the Week…
“There is no end to education. We are all in the Kindergarten of God.” Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915
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Wednesday Blogs Have Moved…
To all who follow and peek at my blog, please find the Wednesday posts at their new location – Substack. Here is a link to my site, “Confessions of a Creative” where I post midweek. I’ll continue to send inspirational short blogs and quotes on this page Mondays and Fridays. Thanks, especially for reading, sharing…
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Adventure Awaits…
I love adventures. Friends have hiked the Camino de Santiago in Spain or climbed ancient steps to Machu Pichu. One day I may add them to my own big escapades that include exploring the underground villages of Cappadocia and the sacred churches of Lalibela. While some adventures stand out as exciting or unusual, they don’t…
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