I just received word of the Six Word Festival on Twitter. It began yesterday and continues today (9/25/13) and tomorrow (9/26/13). There will be prompts given to encourage you to write and celebrities will be participating. Check out the Festival page for a schedule and more information. http://sixwordmemoirs.com/about/the-six-word-twitter-festival/
Author Archives: Espirational
Thought for Today
“The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others wish to join us.”— Hubert Humphrey
Thought for Today
“You are a creation of God unequaled anywhere in the universe… Thank Him for yourself and then for all the rest of His glorious handiwork.” –Norman Vincent Peale, best-selling author and minister
Thought for Today
“All those golden autumn days the sky was full of wings. Wings beating low over the blue water of Silver Lake, wings beating high in the blue air far above it . . . bearing them all away to the green fields in the South.” –Laura Ingalls Wilder
A Few Thoughts for the First Day of Autumn
“Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; And only he who sees takes off his shoes; The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries.” –Elizabeth Barrett Browning As I get older I find myself more and more in tune with the changing seasons. Perhaps when I was younger I thought IContinue reading “A Few Thoughts for the First Day of Autumn”
Thought for Today
“Joy is not in things; it is in us.” — Richard Wagner
Rising to the Call, Driving and Emily Dickinson
“We’d never know how high we are till we are called to rise; and then, if we are true to plan, our statures touch the sky.” — Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson is one of my favorite poets. There are more modern ways the sentiment of todays quote has been expressed, but I love language andContinue reading “Rising to the Call, Driving and Emily Dickinson”
Thought for Today
“Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sore of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.” — Edward de Bono
Thought for Today
“I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun.” — Thomas A. Edison
If you could move anywhere…
… where would it be? If money and distance were no object where would you go? Would your choice be different if there were limitations? Bob and I think about this now in deciding where to live in retirement. This is more difficult than you would think. Bob says his no limits choice would be New Zealand,Continue reading “If you could move anywhere…”
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