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Tag Archives: Creativity
A new project finally begins
A new project means different things to different people. It could mean starting a new woodworking project, a new writing project, a new painting, a new garden plot, or maybe a new venture altogether, like beekeeping. Whatever you feel passionate … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting
Tagged blogging, Creativity, family, goals, happiness, history, inspiration, motivation, quilting, quilts
25 Comments
What do singing and baseball have in common?
If anyone had asked me that question a few weeks ago I just would have laughed. I love singing and I enjoy watching baseball on TV, but having anything in common, yeah, right! Until I attended a weekend choral workshop … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering
Tagged baseball, choral workshops, Creativity, goals, golf, motivation, professionalism, singing, sports, Yogi Berra
11 Comments
A couple of questions
Jo Robinson has got me thinking. She is one of the first bloggers I ever followed, some 7 years ago. She lives in South Africa (and was in rural Zimbabwe when I first encountered her in the blogosphere, which fascinated … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering
Tagged blogging, children, Creativity, inspiration, motivation, thinking
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Is running really 90% mental?
Lately there seems to have been a number of articles talking about the mental side of running. I’ve even seen articles recently on this subject in such unlikely places as the New York Times and the Guardian. As an old, … Continue reading
We should be practicing for retirement our whole life
Recently I wrote a blog post in which I observed that in many ways our 9-year old grandson was practicing being retired during the week he spent with us in August. Of course, it was a tongue-in-cheek comment, a throw-away … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Odds and Ends
Tagged aging, Creativity, honesty, humility, inspiration, joy, Julia Cameron, purpose, resilience, Retirement, wonder
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