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October 26, 2016
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Here’s the thing about words and quotes and verses: they can be irritating. They can give form to those deep things we struggle to express but they can also be meaningless words we toss out as a substitute for heart-to-heart connection and empathy. So no quote today. Today I’m thinking about risk, vulnerability, deposits and […]
October 25, 2016
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
“”Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do.” I still believe in this quote from two of my previous books—maybe now more than ever. But I know that it takes more than courage to own your story. We own our stories so we don’t spend our lives […]
October 24, 2016
Monday, October 24, 2016
“What is the hypothesis of generosity? What is the most generous assumption you can make about this person’s intentions or what this person said?” ~ Brené Brown, Rising Strong ” “I don’t know. I really don’t. All I know is that my life is better when I assume that people are doing their best. It […]
October 23, 2016
Sunday, October 23, 2016
“Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before. You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you’ve lost, or you can accept that and try to put together something that’s good.” ~ Elizabeth Edwards Yesterday I was working in my office and […]
October 22, 2016
Saturday, October 22, 2016
“One must be careful of books, and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.” ~ Cassandra Clare, The Infernal Devices I have sought solace in books my entire life. Such friends they’ve been. In my darkest days they sustained me, brought wisdom, and showed me another way of looking at […]
October 21, 2016
Friday, October 21, 2016
“You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life.” ~ Mary Oliver, Upstream I’m feeling under the weather. Whimsy may be a stretch today but it’s one worth reaching for, yes? There are some things I want to cross off my list today but perhaps […]
October 19, 2016
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
“We need much less than we think we need.” ~ Maya Angelou It’s Wednesday, mid-week, a perfect time to pause and simply be content with where we are, and what we have, on this day. I wish I was better at contentment. I place great value on cultivating an attitude of gratitude and contentment yet […]
October 18, 2016
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
” . . . days decrease, And autumn grows, autumn in everything.” ~ Robert Browning I was thinking about autumn this morning. I first sensed its coming back in August when the air felt different in the morning and the number of cobwebs I ran into in the garden seemed to increase exponentially every day. […]
October 17, 2016
Monday, October 17, 2016
“Coffee first. Schemes later.” ~ Leanna Renee Hieber, Darker Still No words this morning. (Well, I’ve already told a lie, haven’t I?) Just coffee. And silence. And ideas percolating. A perfect way to start the week.
October 15, 2016
Saturday, October 15, 2016
“Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.” ~ Pablo Picasso I woke late this morning. So late, there was already light in the bedroom. I surfaced slowly, reluctantly, from a dream that seemed so real. As I transitioned from sleep to wakefulness I brought […]
