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Archive for December, 2010

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How exciting! I got a message last night on Twitter: "hello patti, I'm publisher of your book 'life is a verb' in korean version. Nice to meet you in twitter!!" They changed the name of the book to "37 Days" in Korean, to fit their audience. I love the cover and can't wait to see the book!

throw your head back and laugh.

I'm participating in a 31-day blogging challenge called reverb10, responding to writing prompts that are designed to elicit reflections on 2010, and hopes for 2011. You can find out more about it here. I am challenging myself to respond to each prompt in 15 minutes or less. Today's challenge: Photo – a present to yourself. Sift through all the photos…
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happy birthday, daddy.

Reposted every Christmas Day in honor of my daddy's birthday and in his memory. Monogram your pancakes “Surviving a loss and letting go is only half of the story. The other half is the secret belief that we will find, in one form or another, what we have lost. And it is that potential, shimmery as a star on a…
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patti. peppermint patty. big red. carrot top. ramsey. pippi. pathi. patti. spit. patricia. patti.

I'm participating in a 31-day blogging challenge called reverb10, responding to writing prompts that are designed to elicit reflections on 2010, and hopes for 2011. You can find out more about it here. I am challenging myself to respond to each prompt in 15 minutes or less. Today's challenge: New name: Let’s meet again, for the first time. If you…
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there is no try.

(Sam Keen and trapeze) I'm participating in a 31-day blogging challenge called reverb10, responding to writing prompts that are designed to elicit reflections on 2010, and hopes for 2011. You can find out more about it here. I am challenging myself to respond to each prompt in 15 minutes or less. Today's challenge: Try – What do you want to…
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come as you are

I'm participating in a 31-day blogging challenge called reverb10, responding to writing prompts that are designed to elicit reflections on 2010, and hopes for 2011. You can find out more about it here. I am challenging myself to respond to each prompt in 15 minutes or less. Today's challenge: Lesson Learned – What was the best thing you learned about…
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the annealing year.

I'm participating in a 31-day blogging challenge called reverb10, responding to writing prompts that are designed to elicit reflections on 2010, and hopes for 2011. You can find out more about it here. I am challenging myself to respond to each prompt in 15 minutes or less.  Today's challenge: Healing – What healed you this year? Was it sudden, or…
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appreciating the difference between successful and fruitful.

I'm participating in a 31-day blogging challenge called reverb10, responding to writing prompts that are designed to elicit reflections on 2010, and hopes for 2011. You can find out more about it here. I am challenging myself to respond to each prompt in 15 minutes or less. Today's challenge: Appreciate – What’s the one thing you have come to appreciate…
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nina. kurt and lucy. hot dog and amos. you.

I'm participating in a 31-day blogging challenge called reverb10, responding to writing prompts that are designed to elicit reflections on 2010, and hopes for 2011. You can find out more about it here. I am challenging myself to respond to each prompt in 15 minutes or less. Today's challenge: Friendship – How has a friend changed you or your perspective…
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stepping forward.

I'm participating in a 31-day blogging challenge called reverb10, responding to writing prompts that are designed to elicit reflections on 2010, and hopes for 2011. You can find out more about it here. I am challenging myself to respond to each prompt in 15 minutes or less. Today's challenge: Action – When it comes to aspirations, it’s not about ideas….
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