Tag: Inspiration
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Quote of the Week…
“If you want love and abundance in your life, give it away.” Mark Twain, 1835-1910
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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…
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882
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Beautiful Is…
Beautiful is the northern landscape, trees aflame with the color of dying leaves. Those same trees will soon reach to the winter sun, their bare arms twisted and strong, ready to take on a sheath of ice and snow. Beautiful is the first pale green leaf bud poking through, soon to be joined in a…
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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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Joy…
In honor of Labor Day, here is a repost from a while back. I hope you enjoy… Of all the things you choose to do each day, I hope joy is your companion. Sing while you wash the dishes. Fling flour while baking, then dance when you clean up the mess. May you have opportunities…
Patty Mayeux Blog 