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The Word Down near the bottomof the crossed-out listof things you have to do today, between "green thread"and "broccoli," you findthat you have penciled "sunlight." Resting on the page, the wordis beautiful. It touches youas if you had a friend and sunlight were a presenthe had sent from someplace distantas this morning—to cheer you up, and to remind you that,among…
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I've been resting. And reading. And enjoying my new orange desk. I may have mentioned that once or eleven times. I walked around Beaver Lake this morning with my friend, Andrea. It was, as she said, like walking in a postcard. I ate fruit for breakfast. I am clearing my head, and my body. More love. Here is one tool…
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I loved talking with Ishita Gupta. She called on a Saturday. We talked and laughed for a long time. I felt like I had known her before, but we had just met. I’m exhausted by all the striving I see online. I don’t know where the line is drawn between striving to passionately say what you need to tell the…
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Sunflowers in a Field Sunflowers in a field. Goldfinches everywhere. They gorge on seed. They rise To rest along the power line, then fall Like drizzled lemon drops, like lozenges Of candied yellow light. Two weeks a year, goldfinches Gather on sunflowers here. These evenings after supper, You see them in the honey-soft glow As if they'd trapped and somehow…
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Sometimes you just need to stop. Halt. Breathe. That's where I am now. Breathing. Halting. Hibernating. I'm on sabbatical for a little while from Facebook and social media. I'm contemplating my new orange desk, the one I wanted, the one I ordered, and the one I got delivered to my front porch yesterday. It is the color of clementines. I…
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I'm actually in the process of streamling business processes. Given that I didn't really have any business processes to begin with, it is an exercise in creating and streamlining all at the very same moment. It is relieving me of stress in ways I never imagined, stress I never really knew I had, but felt. Deeply, deeply felt. So, as…
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One of my favorite places to read is at the Georgia Center for the Book at the Decatur Public Library in Decatur, Georgia. There is something about that space that I love; even more so, I adore the people who come there. And I'll be there soon. Tuesday, October 4th 7:15pm I'll read from my latest book, "What I Wish…
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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.
