Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Inspiration and Heroes
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"I'm a late bloomer, but I finally figured out that there is always going to be someone better than you, and, at some point, you just have to say, that's OK, I still have something to offer." ~Kathy Davis, former art teacher turned millionaire greeting card designer
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I'm a fifty-year-old, perimenopausal woman, clinging stubbornly to decades-old dreams of finishing college and making a living as a full-time writer. Imagine my surprise when I heard a song on the radio that seemed to express all of the jumbled emotions many women (and probably men) my age are feeling - disappointment, discouragement, determination, joy and hope – and…
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Considering that nine months ago it was November – a month that can get pretty cold even here in Texas – it's no surprise that my August calendar is dotted with names (wink, wink!) It's been tough to keep up with them! Now, I don't really follow horoscopes or any of that, but according to…
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"Barbara Inez…just what have you been up to? I mean I've already been gone a week and I'm sure a lot has happened…" "…Barb, I hope you get your tail in gear and get up here to see me. It's just beautiful…" "I've always loved that song "You've got a friend" by Carol King and…
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“…and you need a helping hand. And nothing, nothing is going right…” I used to cover for our church secretary every once in a while when she had to be out of the office. One of the best, but still toughest parts of the job was answering those calls from people who needed help…with…
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The weatherman told me this morning it would be another 100+ day, so as soon as the sunlight brushed the hilltops, I stepped outside and called the boys for our walk. Frankie was ready, but Max and Charly were no where to be seen. They'd had the same idea as me, apparently…Walk early, before the hollow…
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"My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue…an everlasting vision of the everchanging view. A wondrous woven magic in bits of blue and gold. A tapestry to feel and see, impossible to hold…" Carole King's words touched something inside me the first time I heard them thirty-eight years ago, triggering a longing for richness, depth…
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When I was writing my last post, I wanted to link to video footage of my brother-in-law coaxing a confession from the murderer on the program “First 48.” I searched and searched without luck on the program’s website. Silly me..why didn’t I think of checking “You Tube”? My nieces and nephews had to tell me it…
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Tom and I were driving up to Maryland for the first time so I could meet his family and childhood friends before our wedding. It was my first time in Tennessee, the Carolinas and all of those other states between Texas and Maryland. What a fabulous trip – seeing the sunrise just outside of Nashville,…
Long Hollow 