“Let’s not forget to be always looking beyond the horizon, at what could be if we keep believing, keep pushing, stay together, not fall apart.”
— José Andrés
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Posts Tagged ‘inspiration’
Keep Believing
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, inspiration, not you not me but us, Thoughts on April 4, 2025| Leave a Comment »
A Bright Spot
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, hope, inspiration, politics, setting records on April 2, 2025| Leave a Comment »
I was going to post a short piece on the malleability of politicians, but then Cory Booker did this:
Cory Booker breaks a 68-year-old Senate record with a 25-hour speech
Booker’s speech officially surpassed the previous record set in 1957 by noted segregationist Strom Thurmond, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes to oppose the Civil Rights Act.
I’ll post my story tomorrow. Today, I want to celebrate the fact that we have representatives who will stand up for their people and beliefs, and share their conviction and purpose with us all.
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Look Up!
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, hope, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers, writing on March 30, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Look up! Looking up gives us freedom and causes the shadows to slip right down our backs.
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Curiosity’s Catalyst
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, curiosity, failure, grace, humility, inspiration, integrity, knowledge, public libraries, Thoughts on March 28, 2025| 1 Comment »
“I don’t know” is not an admission of ignorance. It’s an expression of intellectual humility.
“I was wrong” is not a confession of failure. It’s a display of intellectual integrity.
“I don’t understand” is not a sign of stupidity. It’s a catalyst for intellectual curiosity.
— Adam Grant
And since we’re talking about knowledge and how to gain it, let’s hear it for libraries!
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You Can Art Too
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, art, creativity, flexibility, inspiration, Thoughts on March 26, 2025| 1 Comment »
On the off chance that you feel uninspired, or as if you lack the necessary requirements to make art, I give you Tatsuo Horiuchi. This retiree decided that he would start with what he had and go from there.
77-Year-Old Man “Paints” Japanese Landscapes on Excel Spreadsheets
While most digital artists opt to use Photoshop or other similar digital imaging software, 77-year-old Japanese artist Tatsuo Horiuchi chooses to work with Microsoft Excel to produce his beautiful works of art. His “paintings” are remarkably intricate works that mimic traditional Japanese paintings that offer scenic views of natural landscapes rich with cultural motifs.
And the next time I think I can’t art without more (fill in the blank), I’ll remember this.
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Infinite Hope
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, inspiration, Thoughts on March 25, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
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When the Vroom Vroom Fails Me
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, #becauseMonday, inspiration, Thoughts on March 24, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Mondays, man. I don’t even have the energy to write an interesting intro, so it’s time for some…
/checks roster of funny items set aside to use on days when the vroom vroom fails me
Because they send an adorable and also hopeful message: if we try hard, we can fix what’s broken.
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What One Can
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, inspiration, Thoughts on March 12, 2025| 2 Comments »
A great warhorse comes upon a tiny sparrow lying on its back with its feet in the air, eyes squinched tightly shut. The horse asks what it’s doing.
“I’m trying to help hold back the darkness,” replied the sparrow.
The horse roars with laughter. “That’s pathetic. What do you weigh, about an ounce?”
And the sparrow replies, “Well, one does what one can.”
— fable, recounted by Anne Lamott
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Aim High!
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, goals, inspiration, Thoughts, values on March 5, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.”
— Michelangelo
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All the Colors
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, inspiration, living, Thoughts on March 3, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“The whole point is to live life and be—to use all the colors in the crayon box.”
— RuPaul
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