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If babies knew they might fall down–more than once– they’d never take that first step to learn to walk. But out they go. Away from cruising along, holding onto furniture. Ever see a baby’s face on that first step? Wonder, curiosity, exhilaration all at once! Why not take that first step where you are right now? You will find what you need. And the second step is easier.
Feeling stuck- got plans/dreams/ ideas, but… you’re not getting encouraging feedback from those around you, print this list of positive quotes, and hang it up on a mirror (maybe next to the list from July 24), or a place you where you will see it and read it every day.
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. ~ Will Rogers
If you always do, What you always did- You’ll always get, What you always got! ~ Unknown
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away for the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain
Cognitive function increases as we grow; hence we learn to crawl, walk, talk, etc. But what happens as we continue to age? Cognitive paralysis? Since both my mother and my mother-in-law suffered from dementia, I panic at the thought of retirement. Working for a board of ed, my pseudo-periods of retirement in the summer provide me with a glimpse of such a life, and these wonderful essays on the Writing Life site have afforded me many hours of inspirational thought and creative activity. Thank you, Ethel! I love your retirement checklist in Seedlings. Since I’ll be 69 soon, I’ll have to take that list more seriously………….
Oh how I wish we could meet and talk for a sustained amount of time about this activity of writing and what emerges as “aha’s” insights, chuckles, and just plain old simple truths. I am enjoying your comments. Hope others are too.