Tag Archives: inspiration

What’s your favorite?

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

Friends say to me: I want to start reading your blog. Where should I start? And believe me, I’m flattered. I mean, there’s NO PRESSURE to read it, comment, talk about it, tweet it, or whatever. [Not that I would … Continue reading →

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Another reminder: Life is short

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

I want to write a positive post. I want to discuss how to focus on the important things, the things that truly matter to us. I want to quote James Taylor: “the secret of life is enjoying the passage of … Continue reading →

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Kindness of Strangers

Posted on August 25, 2010 by

A recent post on RealDelia and two news stories has me thinking about the kindness of strangers. When a family’s house was threatened by a mudslide, strangers came out of the woodwork to help them. On the flip side, a woman is caught on camera treating a cat cruelly and she becomes the object of death threats.

Are most people kind to strangers?

Once, when I was traveling overseas, a very kind stranger came to me rescue. I was using a bright red day-planner to organize my entire life. All my travel documents, plane tickets, passport, and loads of cash were in that day-planner… Continue reading →

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More inspiration

Posted on July 2, 2010 by

Well, I’m not sure if it was the beautiful photo I posted yesterday, or something else (antibiotics, perhaps?) but I think I finally turned the corner. I’m not feeling fine yet, of course, but I’m on the upswing. Yay! And … Continue reading →

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Maybe I’ll wake up tomorrow feeling better

Posted on July 1, 2010 by

I’m still sick. But I’m supposed to leave tomorrow to spend the weekend in San Diego to see Tiger. And I really, really, really want to go. So I’m hoping that I’ll feel well enough to get on an airplane … Continue reading →

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