“No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you’ve come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.”
— Madonna Ciccone
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Posts Tagged ‘Thoughts’
Better Selves
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, inspiration, Thoughts on March 21, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Finding Enlightenment
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, Thoughts on March 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments.”
— Isaac Asimov
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Use What You’ve Got
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, #messyfeels, creativity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on March 19, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Procrastination can get in anyone’s way but I’ve also noticed creative people in particular can get all caught up in their messy feelings about their work and whether or not the conditions are right for them to channel their muse. If working in journalism has taught me anything it’s that there is no “right” time and there are no “right” conditions; there is the time you have. You use the materials you’ve got. And the first precondition of getting anything done at all is trying to do it.
— Stephanie Convery
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Dream With Me
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, creativity, inspiration, Thoughts on March 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“Don’t listen to anyone who doesn’t know how to dream.”
— Liza Minnelli
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The Rules of Magic
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, genre fiction, Thoughts on March 17, 2024| Leave a Comment »
My mother was asking some questions about genre fiction and the rules of magic. This comic seemed like an appropriate post for today:
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Road to Wisdom
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, Fiction, Thoughts, Writers on March 15, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The four sayings that lead to wisdom:
― Louise Penny
I was wrong
I’m sorry
I don’t know
I need help.
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I Try
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, quotes, Thoughts on March 12, 2024| Leave a Comment »
As usual, Tuesdays are not 100% fun here at Chez J but that’s fine. I still hope that your day is a good one.
Being in a bad mood is not a license to be unkind. Being sensitive is not an excuse for being abusive.
Respect is a social responsibility. Treating it as optional reveals a lack of concern for others.
A mark of character is maintaining civility when things don’t go your way.
— Adam Grant
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Today, A Little Time Travel
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, #stupidcovidisstupid, Thoughts on March 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Four years ago today the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic and the world shut down.
Today, I’m taking a moment to remember what it was like in March 2020 and the long months after. To be grateful for the medical community, for front-line workers of all stripes, for vaccines and for all the many ways we’ve adapted and kept going.
Is life back to the way it was? Not exactly. (Minor examples: My hair is still too long, we still have masks kicking around for special occasions like doctor’s visits, and the thought of seeing a movie in a theatre still seems like a lot.) Covid is still a thing, not least for those with lingering symptoms. Even so, we have accomplished something that didn’t seem guaranteed four years ago: We’ve built a new normal.
Could it be better? Of course, and that’s what the future is for. Today, though, I’m happy to look back and see how far we’ve come since that day. And I’m glad we’re making that trip together.
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Powers of Persuasion
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, chilling, Thoughts on March 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Whelp, I’ve just used my tremendous powers of logic and persuasion to convince Mr Man to enjoy the rest of the weekend so that he doesn’t burn out in the week ahead.
It is, after all, the start of Daylight Saving Time, which means we lose an hour of weekend time. And really, it’s not so much the hour, it’s the feeling that there wasn’t enough chill time to begin with and now we’re minus an hour.
Given that, I think I’ll take my own advice.
Happy Sunday!
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Purrfection
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, Thoughts on March 9, 2024| Leave a Comment »
My time continues to be dedicated to the joys of tax filing. If only filing were as easy as paying your fees at this Massachusetts library!
A Purr-fect Program- A Massachusetts Public Library Is Waiving Fines When Shown A Cat Photo
Through the entire month of March, fines will be cleared for anyone who shows up to the library and shows a photo of a cat. The library is already fine-free, so this is aimed to help those struggling with fines for book-related accidents.
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