I’ve been thinking a lot about momentum. You writers out there know there are so many ways to sabotage oneself, and it takes enormous effort to sit, research, read, or write, when the inspiration isn’t there. This is when you must duct tape yourself to your chair. The writing will come; it always does. It […]
To Begin is the Hardest
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would […]
To Marry…Or Not
My friend Becky sent this to me. It’s Charles Darwin’s personal pros/cons list on whether or not to marry, right before his marriage to Emma Wedgwood in 1839. Hilarious, and only so, because it was not written in my lifetime! Now it’s got me to thinking what my list would look like. I don’t think […]
Home Again
So much to tell you, and yet it’s late…and I’m exhausted. A nugget of wisdom for tonight. You’ll hear much more from me tomorrow. From Mary Oliver’s “Swimming, One Day in August”: “About tomorrow, who knows anything. Except that it will be time, again, for the deepening and quieting of the spirit.” Deep breath in. […]
Charlie and Lola
My friend Clara sent these wonderful words to me this morning, and I must share: Henri-Frederic Amiel wrote: “Life’s short and we never have enough time for the hearts of those who travel the way with us. O, be swift to love! Make haste to be kind.” Isn’t that a lovely thing to think about […]