Greetings, readers. Happy Thanksgiving Day, 2023! I imagine many of you might be busy with family and friends right now, so thanks for taking a minute to read this. I just wanted to pop in and tell you I am deeply thankful that you subscribe to my blog. I’m grateful … [Read more…]
This post is about voting, but first I want to talk about writing. They’re related. They’re both about using your voice to make a change. Stephen King, in his book, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, tells readers that if you want to be writer, write a lot and … [Read more…]
Hello, readers. Welcome to another Wednesday Words, a series of bits and pieces of quotes or anything that catches my imagination that I hope catches yours. Today let’s celebrate a little humor, a vital ingredient—in my view—in a recipe for sanity. The following are a couple of samples from my … [Read more…]
Welcome back to Wednesday Words. Shhh. Today is quiet. Listen to the sounds of silence… On Silence From the website, Brainy Quotes “Silence is golden when you can’t think of a good answer.” Muhammad Ali “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers! Welcome to today’s Wednesday Words. Once upon a time there was a German poet who understood what it takes to get something done. Read on … Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: “Until One Is Committed” “Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning … [Read more…]
Happy Thanksgiving 2024, readers! Today’s Wednesday Words is another poem. It’s from Marjorie Saiser, “Thanksgiving for Two,” (2014). To read it, please click this link where it appears with the poet’s permission: Thanksgiving for Two | The Poetry Foundation For me, this was an entertaining and thought-provoking poem. Maybe, if … [Read more…]
Hello, readers. This Wednesday Words post is a delightful quote from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a German poet (1749 – 1832). Like me, maybe you’ll think of particular friends or family members as you read it. For years, I’ve had a copy of it stuck in the corner of my … [Read more…]