I’d Still Like to Learn…

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On Thursday, I was asked what I would like to learn in the future. That was an interesting question. At first, what came to mind were skills I already have, but haven’t done for years, e.g. knitting, crocheting, and quilting. And I’m a beginning gardener so I definitely have much to learn in that arena! While those answers would have been true, they didn’t seem like the one I was looking for. Continue reading “I’d Still Like to Learn…”

Make-Believe Problems

Today, I saw a cartoon on Counseling TidBits that I loved.  I asked Jane A Weiss, LCSW for permission to post it on my blog and she said “Yes.”  Thank you Jane!

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

 

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Guessing Game

A blogging friend of mine, Justine from eclecticoddsnsods just started a weekly challenge and I love her first entry.  The directions are:

The challenge is to photograph something that depicts the subject matter of ‘wrinkles’.  The aim of the photograph is that firstly the person guessing does have a chance of getting it right but not too easily.  Try to see if you can take a photograph that will need the least editing possible.  The idea being to use angles, light, shadow & to perhaps find something even mundane that one can make look extraordinary or complex.  The end result being that when the guessing is finally over those trying to work it out will slap their thigh and say “I can’t believe it was something so simple, I just couldn’t see it, but now it’s obvious.”

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Red, Red and More Red

Over the last year or so, I have become aware of how many red cars there are in my neighborhood.  At one point yesterday, I noticed that on my block and in the first quarter of the next block there were 8 red cars! Continue reading “Red, Red and More Red”

Sreejit’s Home!

Sreejit came home from India Friday night.  Today he wrote a funny post about his reentry to the United States.  Take a look!

Can You Say, Too Much Information?

 

My Favorite Quotes

Photo Credit: Sarah Corlett
Photo Credit: Sarah Corlett

“Don’t be discouraged by your incapacity to dispel darkness from the world. Light your candle and step forward.” — Amma

“It’s not learning that brings you to perfection, it’s unlearning.” — Mother Antonia

“Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened!!” — Dr. Seuss

“I know God won’t give me anything I can’t handle.  Sometimes I just wish he didn’t trust me so much. — Mother Theresa

“Lord, Please help me make it through this self imposed, and totally unnecessary challenge.”     — Author Unknown

“Teilhard de Chardin wrote that we must ‘trust in the slow work of God’………Ours is a God who waits.  Who are we not to?  It takes what it takes for the great turnaround.  Wait for it.” — Gregory Boyle