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A woman named Virginia Pulver is one of my Facebook friends. Yesterday, she posted a video on Facebook that has stopped me in my tracks, it is so beautiful and moving. It was the first of five parts, I would soon discover, telling the story of the remarkable classroom of Toshiro Kanamori in Japan. I want to tell you something–whatever…
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"You turned my world upside down, you did." – T.K. Laux, father of Thomas Over a year ago, I was doing some work in Washington, D.C., and checked my email one night to find a message from someone named Lee Hancock. "Damn girl, you write good," she wrote. Those five words remain one of my favorite "reviews" and sparked a…
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What a beautiful mess this is… It's like we're taking a guess when the only answer is yes. It's like we're picking up trash in dresses. Here we are. We're still here. Oh, what a beautiful mess this is. On this day, please remember the anniversary of hurricane Katrina. It's like we're taking a guess when the only answer is…
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Oh, yes. It takes two floors to make a story. It takes some silence to make sound. It takes a thought to make a word. It takes some words to make an action. Life is wonderful. Yes. Many thanks to Leela Neeladevi for pointing me to this. Take a moment. Listen.
The Dead The dead are always looking down on us, they say, while we are putting on our shoes or making a sandwich, they are looking down through the glass bottom boats of heaven as they row themselves slowly through eternity. They watch the tops of our heads moving below on earth, and when we lie down in a field…
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A few announcements from my dining room table to yours: I'm so excited to announce the opening of registration for the next Life is a Verb retreat (Nov 5-8, 2009) near Asheville, NC. We've expanded it by a full day! Limited to 12 people. Go here for more information! Also, the next Life is a Verb telecoaching class will begin…
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We need more poetry in our lives, I'm thinking. How about a poem every Wednesday, not just during National Poetry Month? Just a little something to propel us into Thursday. Thanks to Siona for pointing me to this one. "I thought that the divestiture of self could be likened to the divestiture of words, but I was wrong. It’s not…
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All I wanted for my birthday was a paper quilt. And, wow! The quilt squares wouldn't all fit on this table and are still coming in to my absolute delight. Each one a spectacular offer into the world. More squares are arriving, so I am holding off on creating a quilt from them until after the end of August. If…
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I woke up fifty this morning. And Emma woke up seventeen. We walked to the beach together to watch the sunrise. Each day, a gift.
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.
