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challenge

What matters is that we embark. Because it takes as long as it takes, Braveheart.

by stargardener

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The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn’t matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark. ~Barbara Hall I have blog posts drafted … and a plan for this week. However, yesterday [...]

Tagged as: my journal

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Suffering often feels like failure

by stargardener

in challenge,right brain planning,secret message

We cannot afford not to fight for growth and understanding, even when it is painful, as it is bound to be. ~May Sarton There are times when I want to fast-forward, when I want to write without edits or type letters freely in order to get {it} out. I typically scribble these notations in one [...]

Tagged as: excuses versus reasons

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Do what you are meant to do. {schedule it. do it. let go of the rest.} K?

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in Begin,challenge,choose,doing the work,overcome,practices that propel and inspire,Soundtrack of My Life

Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face. ~Mike Tyson What is [Most Important] Self-care and relationships, exercise {and other red-box priorities} are my important beings and doings each day. But I still feel the pull of {more} — of other “importants” {want-to-be’s and want-to-do’s} — a lot! … My life with [...]

Tagged as: blocks of time, time management for creAtive people

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Heroes & possibilities: finding light in the darkness and redefining your capabilities.

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If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them. ~Henry David Thoreau I believe all of us are called to fly … We resist it at first because we believe that flying is for super heroes and other characters [...]

Tagged as: daily note, everything cannot be a crisis, excuses versus reasons, The Art Journaler

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{it ain’t all roses, honey}

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in authentic,challenge

It ain’t all roses, Honey. ~Grandma Rene My paternal grandmother was one of the most tenacious women I have ever known. Tenacious, that is how I learned to describe being {what most people call} stubborn and mean. Because most people {say they} want roses: niceties and polite conversations. I have always been grateful for my [...]

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