Taya Sanderson Kesslau is This is how far I got this morning when I sat down to make forward progress on the book I am wanting to publish this year. Yes, I know it’s already July. Yes, I am fragile and defensive. I woke up… Read More »On Writing A Book
Wisdom From Oxford Douglas William Jerrold was an English playwright, journalist, and humorist. He achieved success in the theatre with a nautical melodrama called Black-Eyed Susan in 1829. By 1841, Jerrold was a regular contributor of humorous articles for Punch Magazine. His good friend, Charles… Read More »J – Douglas Jerrold (1803-1857)
“It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.” Dolores Ibárruri was a Spanish communist leader. She earned a legendary reputation as a passionate orator during the Spanish Civil War when she coined the Republican battle cry, “They shall not… Read More »I – Dolores Ibárruri “La Pasionaria” (1895-1989)
“Everything flows, and nothing stays.” “You can’t step twice into the same river.” Heraclitus was a Greek philosopher from the city of Ephesus, which was part of the Persian Empire. He saw the world as constantly in flux, changing even as it stayed the same.… Read More »H – Heraclitus (513 B.C.)
“In two words: im possible.” Samuel Goldwyn was a Polish-born American film producer. He was best known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood, including MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). Although he was ousted from MGM before the merger, it kept… Read More »G – Samuel Goldwyn (1882-1974)
“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not been discovered.” Ralph Waldo Emerson was a New England preacher, essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and Transcendentalist poet. The Transcendentalists shared a belief that each person could move beyond the physical world of the senses into a… Read More »E – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
“If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.” Francis Bacon was a leading figure in the field of natural philosophy and science. He lived during the… Read More »B – Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
Greg and I have been down in the Desert for the month of February. It’s a wonderful change of scenery and though I am a Pacific Northwest girl through and through, the Desert offers plenty of magic to me in the way of beauty. Every… Read More »For The Birds
Good morning from my new vantage point! Me and Greg and the two doggie girls took a long journey through a magical portal and are now existing in a new universe for the next month. Things are very different in this world. For one, the… Read More »Light And Quiet
Hello Friends! In one of my last posts I reassured all of us that during this season of rest, my flow would be restored and then out of the overflow, I would get to come back, and we would once again, enjoy together, this space… Read More »I’m Glad We’re Friends
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