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Okay, the above one I’m sure he didn’t say, but the ones below he supposedly did… The last one on this post is a long time favorite of mine, but I love others of
Last March, I had just finished reading The Power of Habit and I was convinced that focusing on good habits was important. But how do you actually do it?
Here are Mark Twain’s Rules of Writing (from Mark Twain’s scathing essay on the Literary Offenses of James Fenimore Cooper):
“ring the bells that still can ring forget your perfect offering there is a crack in everything that’s how the light gets in” Leonard Cohen
I liked the bit below from this Bravewriter (homeschooling curriculum) newsletter written by Julie Bogart: “I made a list of what ‘healthy’ looks like to me a few years back. I share it with you now: Curiosity over accusation: When you find someone’s behavior strange or upsetting or simply different than you expected, ask questions, … Read more
Don’t spend it on the stack of mail, the phone call, the mounting inventory of groceries. Resist the finished wash cycle and the dishes clamoring for clean-up.
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Respect And I don’t mean just that easy respect that comes when everything is rosy: the influential job, and impeccable behavior with every word and deed done just right. I’m talking about that fundamental respect that everyone inherently deserves regardless of what they do or how they behave – the kind that treats everyone well, … Read more
Ever buy stuff off the internet and see a place to enter a coupon code to save money and wish you had one? I’ve taken to googling for coupon codes and have learned that you can almost always get one for whatever you are looking for at Retailmenot. I just bought software, for example, at … Read more
Decades ago, I read and listened a lot to this motivational speaker and author. As today is his memorial service, I felt it appropriate to share some of his…
I’ve been pondering today what I want to remember because of having read this wonderful blog post by Katrina Kenison.
Thank you to devoted blog reader Patricia C. for sharing this. I thought many of these were interesting.
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1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
My Father-in-law and brother-in-law were and are active Rotarians. James’ dad gave me a poster of their “Four-way Test” that I love, and it has an honored spot up in my office. This is a wonderful test for the things we choose to think, and say and do: Is it Truth? Is it fair to … Read more
I bought this 10 year journal for myself last year and am really enjoying it. I give it five stars! It has a small space on each day of the year, for ten years. Each year you add an entry below last year’s entry on that date. I looking forward to starting the second year … Read more
My good friend, Jill McKean (pictured above) is a professional organizer. I have found many of her ideas about organizing helpful, and plan on having her here in June to work with me. I’d like to be organized but am usually in a busy creative mode (which is messy and clutter enhancing) or in a … Read more
My Pastel Class started today. The teacher said if you skip one meal a day for a couple months you could afford to buy some pastels!
