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Jennifer Louden’s work is not a stranger to many of us. A fan of her work, and the ways in which she leads people to the comfort of their own wisdom, I was humbled by her interest in Life is a Verb and by her kind words: "I adore Patti Digh’s book Life is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake…
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Chapter Four in Life is a Verb is about being generous. Not in terms of money, but in terms of opening the space for others to be who they are, about reaching out to them, about providing them the same level of specificity as you provide yourself. About allowing for their deeply textured humanity rather than seeing them as a…
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I think teachers are the greatest thing on earth. Truly. I can point to teachers of mine–from Mrs Halliburton in the first grade to Mrs Smith in the fourth, from Mrs Brown in sixth to Mrs Rockett in ninth grade algebra to Ms Sakowski and Mrs Fullwood in high school and Sheridan Simon and Lee Johnson and Jerry Godard in…
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The Blog Tour continues today with Allan Smithee at Automotive Acne (Productions) excerpting one of my favorite essays, "Bust your toast rules," along with the beautiful art of Leah Piken Kolidas, one of the 125 pieces of original art in Life is a Verb. My thanks to him for featuring Life is a Verb on his wonderfully eclectic blog, where…
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In the days leading up to my visit on his blog today, Rick Hamrick wrote some beautiful, generous words that made me cry. In a good way. Rick, my deepest thanks. Rick has a wonderful piece of art in LIAV. When he sent it in, he wrote that it didn’t turn out the way he wanted, and that he knew…
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I have so loved the book readings I’ve done so far–in Seattle, I was thrilled to see old friends and meet new ones, including artists like Kate Iredale and Megan Lane and David Robinson who contributed beautiful pieces of art for the book and including Patricia Ryan Madson, a woman I didn’t know until I boldly asked if she would…
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One of the truest, deepest, most extravagant and awe-filled pleasures of writing 37days for 3+ years is all the people I’ve met, either virtually or in person. Yes, you. Among them is this woman, Shelley Krause, who just plain stands out. Supportive, helpful, wonderful poet Shelley. You’ll find a fabulous piece of art done by Shelley for Life is a…
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I have absolutely loved the suspense on the Nourish the Soul blog that Debbie Kelley has built as she led up to today, the very day when she is participating on the LIAV Blog Tour ’08! The photo clues were brilliant, the story of her friend Rick so poignantly reveals the truest meaning of Life is a Verb, and today,…
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The man just flat out loves me. I think I’ve mentioned that once or twice or a thousand times. In Chicago this past week, shortly after I checked in and got settled into my room way, way above the streets of the city (scary, too high, help!), there was a knock on the door. The most fantastic concierge in the…
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"If your everyday life appears to be unworthy subject matter, do not complain to life. Complain to yourself. Lament that you are not poet enough to call up its wealth. For the creative artist there is no poverty–nothing insignificant or unimportant." -Rainer Maria Rilke That quote is the subtitle of Amy Lucky‘s blog, Everythingness. Let me just suggest to you…
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Patti Digh is the author of six books, including bestsellers Life is a Verb and Creative is a Verb. She travels the world teaching others about mindfulness: to live fully, love well, let go deeply, and make a difference. Patti's comments have appeared on PBS and in The New York Times, Fortune, the Wall Street Journal, the London Financial Times, and many other international publications. She writes a thank you note every morning.
