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The Word. Down near the bottom of the crossed-out list of things you have to do today, between “green thread” and “broccoli” you find that you have penciled “sunlight.” Resting on the page, the word is as beautiful, it touches you as if you had a friend and sunlight were a present he had sent you from some place distant…
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“There is nothing more artistic than to love others.” -Vincent van Gogh I have started doing readings in homeless shelters. I want to do this work in the world. If you’re alive, you’re creative. If you make art, you find and define who you are in the process. Life is art. Your life is art. (Thanks to Silky Hart Michero…
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Everyone smiles in the same language. Reach across the divide, smile.
mind :: my brain and yours Writing about writing. I really love these images of little horizon, big sky. And, of course, the color green in the history of squares. We mustn't forget that. Ruth Draper invented the stand-up monologue. (Just ask Lily Tomlin) learning :: my education and yours Teaching calculus from your dining room table. body :: my…
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to see this clearly I am no magic trick, no doer of miracles, no water walker. I am no architect of glory, no layer-on of hands, no angel wing. I am no weaver of gold, no mythmaker, no parachute artist. I am no halo of stillness in a downpour. I am no treasure chest, no hero, no thunderbolt wielder. I…
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The death that sparked the beginning of this blog happened in just 37 days. Such a short time frame. So short that it left no time for regret for things undone. It changed my life. I wanted to create a life in my own voice, one that was full and rich and happy and potent. Out of that journey has…
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You know how much I love snail mail. And helping people in need with a touch of thoughtfulness and love. I really love this project. And I want you to love it too. I want all you writers and artists to help flood this post office box (address below) with pure, shining love and support and beauty. I met the…
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This is my 30th Father's Day without my father. For him, this poem. This perfect father's day poem. A poem that reminds me not only of Daddy–swimming as far as was needed–but also of Mr Brilliant, a brilliant father with a heart as big as the ocean, a man who swims the storm for these two girls, always. With Kit,…
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Dear Emma, There was a famous Rabbi who lived in a small village. The Rabbi was known for having the right answers to all the questions in the world. Many people from all over the shire came to the small village in order to get the good advice of the all knowing Rabbi. Not far from the Rabbi's house lived…
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mind :: my brain and yours Alone, with words. "There is too much talk about the literary marketplace, the cultural marketplace, and the marketplace of ideas. We need to remember that a book—or a painting or a piece of music—begins as the product of an individual imagination, and can retain its power even when largely or even entirely ignored." What…
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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.
