“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just a place and time that the tide will turn.” ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe “Do not consider painful what is good for you.”Continue reading “Living Out Loud”
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Just Keep Swimming
“If you go to a tree with an ax and take five whacks at the tree every day, it doesn’t matter if it’s an oak or a redwood; eventually the tree has to fall down.” ~ Jack Canfield “Just as your car turns more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther whenContinue reading “Just Keep Swimming”
Reflections
“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” ~ Margaret J. Wheatley “It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.” ~ Marcus Tillius Cicero “My role in society, or any artist’sContinue reading “Reflections”
Four Days Before Christmas and …
As this is posted, it’s four days before Christmas. I’m in Missouri with the Midgorden clan and we’re having a wonderful time. Since the election, I’ve been soothing my frazzled nerves by watching lots of Christmas movies. I don’t watch the news and have even cut back on my check-ins on social media since I’mContinue reading “Four Days Before Christmas and …”
Serendipity
“Most discoveries even today are a combination of serendipity and of searching.” ~ Siddhartha Mukherjee “In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is dues to our efforts.” ~ Peter McWilliams “I’ve always loved life, and I’ve never known what’s ahead. IContinue reading “Serendipity”
Sage Woman Chronicles 