Tag: Encouragement
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Quote of the Week…
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” Helen Keller, 1880-1968
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Take Heat, Take Heart…
To my northern friends who suffer seasonal jealousy of our temperate southern winters, it’s payback time. Morning walks in Memorial Park are HOT from the get-go with a warm, moist towel of humidity wrapping around you. Returning to a home that has the AC set at a previously uncomfortable high is some relief. I earnestly…
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Train Your Mind…
I’ve been working on mind-tuning, turning toward joy and away from Doom and Gloom. I don’t need to list reasons why it seems an increasingly difficult task. No doubt you have your own G&D list that invades your imaginings of the worst that can happen in any given established system or way of life or…
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Quote of the Week…
“I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.” Mark Twain, 1835 – 1910
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The Long and Short of It…
I’ve recently jumped on Substack, an excellent social engagement platform, especially for writers. I’m surprised and encouraged that readers crave these often-lengthy essays. While I strive to keep these Monday and Wednesday blog posts at 200 words, I can let loose on Substack, even inching toward 1k. It’s fun to write away, at least for…
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So Simple…
I love dichotomic ideas that seem black and white, A or B. They provide a toe-hold and a hand grip on the frenetic rock wall of life. Writers create, authors sell. So simple. So true. Anyone who has put fingers to a keyboard or pencil to paper is a writer, but only authors succeed in…
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Quote of the Week…
“There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.” Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900
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Musical Bodies…
My right ankle clicks when I climb the stairs and my left knee joins in with a brrrrpt. These tiny percussions are silently joined by the constant thrum of my beating heart, all reminders to whisper thanks for a body that works, most often well. Breathing in whistles a prayer to lungs that are capable…
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On My Sheet List…
A good friend has shared her task-oriented practice of writing goal categories on separate pages. I like the idea of having a stack of paper from which I can intentionally or randomly choose. Here’s the rub; too many sheets, not enough time. Some are neglected in lieu of favorites like writing, family, or music. I…
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