Tag: Inspiration
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Y G T…
When I was rocking my babies, I would sing in English and in Spanish. I wished for them to develop an ear for language and an appreciation for different cultures. Back then, I didn’t dream of their futures. I only stepped in and out of the endless days of need (theirs and mine) and tried…
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Quote of the Week…
“If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.” Anatole France, 1844 – 1924
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Setting Stones…
Today I am setting stones along an unknown path toward the arduous and no fun task of querying agents. It feels like rolling that Sisyphean rock up the slippery mountain. Push and push. Get knocked down. Repeat ad infinitum. No wonder I make an ugly face every time I say “query.” I procrastinate, for real…
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Quote of the Week…
“There is only one rule for being a good talker – learn to listen.” Christopher Morley, 1890-1957
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Communication Bugaboos…
It is an all too common story, a rift grows between siblings, often after the death of a parent. When it happened in my own family more than 30 years ago, I was shocked. But we were all grieving. Years passed and the space between communications grew and so did the chasm between loved ones.…
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Quote of the Week…
“If we will be quiet and ready enough, we will find compensation in every disappointment.” Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862
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Pity? Party of One?…
Why do the little things rankle us so? Big fears and challenges call into force our best selves. We are strong. Resilient. We can handle it. When I missed book club last week due to a more pressing need, it was hard to swallow. It was an accident, nobody’s fault, but I felt like a…
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Quote of the Week…
“Some days, the first coffee just laughs at you. It says, ‘Oh, you thought I was going to wake you up? Sucker!’” Katherine Waterston, 1980
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Suckers!…
Ebb, flow; wax, wane; up, down. Cycles. Changes. Constant. I’m happy for the variety, even the occasional drag when some unexpected thing knocks me for a loop. The energy-sucking ebb and wane and down is temporary. Too many to-dos can zap our mental energy as we imagine a toppling avalanche. Physical down times bring a…
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Quote of the Week…
“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” Helen Keller, 1880 – 1968
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