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I got an email from Jodi Cohen last night, the woman who invited me to come read from Life is a Verb in Madison, Wisconsin, in early October: "I wanted to write something deep and profound about how you cried during your reading in Madison. I didn't. Or I started but I never finished. Here is what I wrote and…
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It should come as no surprise to anyone who has read this blog for a while that I am fully in support of equal rights for the GLBTQ community, many of whom I consider among my closest, dearest friends, colleagues, and neighbors. Am I more fully human than they are? The answer is a resounding no. And so, when I…
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What if it was your job to help everyone else succeed? – David Robinson Tess got a small package in the mail a few weeks ago. Its arrival alone (regardless of the content) was cause for some serious celebration in our house. In fact, mail is such a Big Deal in Our Home that the best five dollars I ever…
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Ah, Greensboro. Home of my college years. Site of a fantastic Life is a Verb event last Friday night. After two days of driving to points here and there in Georgia, I arrived back in NC, in Greensboro, just in time for a LIAV reading at the Barnes & Noble Friendly Center. I graduated five or twenty-six years ago from…
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I have a framed watercolor on one of the shelves in my office. I’ve had it for years, moving it from home to new home, from office to new office. It has a quote from the Spanish writer Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s La vida es sueño (Life is a Dream), an allegory about the meaning of life. My little…
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Soon I’ll travel to Cleveland and Canton in Ohio for several Life is a Verb events – I hope to see you there!NOVEMBER 5th – CANTON4-7pmI’ll be reading and signing books at the 2nd April Galerie, 324 Cleveland Ave. NW, Canton, Ohio, thanks to the efforts of Jylene Henning, a 37days reader and recent participant in the first LIAV retreat!…
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Yesterday afternoon, five-year-old Tess begged to use my laptop. I understand the attraction, the tiny white keys flat and inviting, a world of blank screen to fill. I opened Word for her and walked away because she told me what she was writing was private. A little while later, I stopped by the dining room table where she stood, deep…
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I love, LOVE this interview Sarah Morgan did with me. About fear and turning points and the meaning of life. Thanks, Sarah, for your great questions.
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.
