“Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness.” ~ Helen Keller “Every man’s work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is alwaysContinue reading “The Importance of Story”
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Opportunities
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” ~ Milton Berle “Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.” ~ Napoleon Hill “Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” ~ Betty Friedan Recently I’ve been helping my sister brainstorm ideas for a series of YouTube videos to helpContinue reading “Opportunities”
Rethinking Meandering
“Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.” ~ Phillips Brooks “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” ~ Douglas Adams “Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call inContinue reading “Rethinking Meandering”
Determined Meandering
“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” ~ A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh “Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.” ~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.”Continue reading “Determined Meandering”
Words, Words, Words
“I never feel lonely if I’ve got a book – they’re like old friends. Even if you’re not reading them over and over again, you know they are there. And they’re part of your history. They sort of tell a story about your journey through life.” ~ Emilia Fox “There are three kinds of men.Continue reading “Words, Words, Words”