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We were witness to a most extraordinary sky tonight. Four witnesses, three stories, the youngest of us opting for a single word description: "scary." Here are the descriptions from me, John, and Emma, but not in that order: Cauliflower and the Gates of Hell If the sky had been a rosy pink, I think my concern would’ve self-bred to worry,…
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This is a world of angels. I was so moved on Saturday night when my host in Bend, Oregon, invited two dozen people to sit in a gorgeous fire circle after my reading in that fair city. We talked about paths up a mountain, those paths we had taken and not, whether we even wanted to get to the top…
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Your assignment today, should you choose to accept it, is to watch this tiny movie called "He was me," and ponder. Artist and filmmaker Peter Reynolds is my new best friend. He doesn't know it yet, of course, but that has never stopped me before. If you haven't, read his books for kids, including Ish and Dot. (Thanks to Lynne…
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I'm Oregon bound tomorrow. Perhaps I'll see you at one of these readings in that fine state – hope so! Thursday, July 16 – Manzanita, Oregon 5-6:30pm – Reading Cloud and Leaf Bookstore (503-368-2665) 148 Laneda Avenue Thursday, July 23 – Portland, Oregon 5:30-6:30pm – Informal (and quick!) Dinner at Laughing Planet (4110 SE Woodstock Blvd) 7-8:30pm Reading at…
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I have so loved traveling around this fine land of ours to read from Life is a Verb. So loved it. All my incredible hosts, all the people who came out so I could meet them and learn from them and laugh with them. So special to me. Amazing and touching and enriching. As with all those readings, when I…
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Living an irresistible obituary might be easier if you name it, own it, live into it. Readers are writing and sending in their "irresistible obituaries" and you can read them here. If you'd like to send yours, you can email it (with a photo if you'd like) to patti AT pattidigh DOT com (please put LIVING OBIT in the subject…
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Sometimes the truth you need to see comes in the asparagus section. I was speed shopping. Six items: Chick peas. Asparagus. Lemons. Avocado. Cheerios. Peanut Butter. As I approached the asparagus, a woman I know from a writing group here in town was coming in the store. I don't know her well, but we chatted for a moment about her…
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I love quilts. Love, love, love them. There is an old one in my closet, now sheer as a piece of phyllo, whose straight lines served as roads for many Matchbox cars in my childhood. There is the one my mother made me, her first. And many more. I am drawn to them. I've thought for a long time about…
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Inside you know what's yours to finally say. I suggest to you this is the best part of your life. – Susan Werner Soon, I will wake up 50. I'm not focused on 50 because I dread it, no. I'm focused on it because for years I have said to myself, "Self? You will be at your strongest and most…
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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.
