writing : blog
Evidently, I am only traveling to cities beginning with the letter "A" in 2009. Or at least for the first few trips. I hope that after these holidays of frenetic shopping and family dinners, you might like a breather, time to "set a spell" and talk about living a more intentional life. The new year gives us a whole fresh…
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The manner of giving is worth more than the gift. -Pierre Corneille
In what has become a holiday tradition, I am reposting an essay I wrote a few years ago about my dad. Christmas day was his birthday. I've long believed that we keep people alive by telling their stories. And so, sometime on this busy day, please take a moment to read about Daddy, even if you've read it before. It…
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No speed of wind or water rushing byBut you have a speed far greater. You can climbBack up a stream of radiance to the sky,And back through history up the stream of time.And you were given this swiftness, not for hasteNor chiefly that you may go where you will.But in the rush of everything to waste,That you may have the…
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Well, I always said I would run a marathon before I was 50. In fact, for years and years I have said that I would be at my most powerful on my 50th birthday. It's easy to say that when your 50th is, say, 30 years away, and less easy when it is just beyond the snack food aisle. Turns…
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I am alive. I've taken the past two weeks to recover from a spectacular many-city, many- incredible-people book tour. Thanks for the notes of concern at my absence. Just trying to catch up on life, the kids, holiday concerts, and glorious things like washing clothes and trying to make gingerbread houses. I hope you've been well in my absence. I'm…
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We are a nation of ribbons. Sometimes, too soon, we take them off. The first AIDS ribbon worn publicly was on the lapel of actor Jeremy Irons' tuxedo in 1991 at an awards show. But almost 20 years later, AIDS is not gone, though the ribbon has nearly disappeared. We have not solved this problem. Put that ribbon back on….
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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.
