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I am participating in #Trust30, an online initiative and 30-day writing challenge that encourages you to look within and trust yourself. Prompt #1: We are afraid of truth, afraid of fortune, afraid of death, and afraid of each other. Our age yields no great and perfect persons. – Ralph Waldo Emerson You just discovered you have fifteen minutes to live….
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I'm reposting this video about knowing because it is in perfect resonance with a project into which I'm flinging myself – with thousands of others (and you?) over the next 30 days. Seth Godin's new Domino Project asked me to be one of 30 authors to provide a writing prompt during this 30-day reflection on knowing, on self-reliance, on trust,…
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If this is your first time here, you might enjoy this video or essay about why my blog is called 37days. Written since 2005, 37days is my exploration of finding meaning in the small thi ngs of life–and of living like you're dying. I hope you'll wander in the thousands of past posts and find something meaningful to your own…
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In celebration of the real meaning of Memorial Day in the U.S., an 1876 flag with 38 stars that we hang on our porch for Memorial Day and the Fourth of July and other days when the happy spirit of patriotism strikes. It is easy in our hip, intellectual, urbane world–the one in which we read Proust and bake spelt…
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Denver, Salt Lake City, Seattle, San Francisco, Reno, Phoenix, Houston, Dallas! My red boots, tattoo, new camera, pink hair, and I are hitting the road to celebrate my newest book, What I Wish for You: Simple Wisdom for a Happy Life! I'd love to see you at one of these upcoming events! I'll be sharing the six pieces of wisdom…
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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.
