Tag: Inspiration
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Quote of the Week…
“To see the world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower; hold infinity in your hand and eternity in an hour.” William Blake, 1757-1827
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Are You Listening?…
In Third Ear; Reflections on the Art and Science of Listening, Elizabeth Rosner reminds us that listen and silent are anagrams in the English language. Right here, I could end this blog post and leave us to ponder the coincidence of language but more importantly, what is necessary to truly pay attention. From equal letters come different words, different meanings.…
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Quote of the Week…
“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” — Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007
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Dropping the Ball…
Writers are jugglers; tossing and catching various balls, depending on where they are in the process. The minimum is two: generating new early drafts and reading. Most times, though, they are editing and revising other pieces, posting on social media to bump up their digital presence, and researching for a new or current project. I…
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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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