Monthly Archives: June 2007
Loving What You Do
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”–Albert Schweitzer “If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.” —Anonymous … Continue reading
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Something To Look Forward To
In the past, fads and commercial hype have turned me off. But I’m changing my mind about that. The picture on the left, courtesy of Wikipedia, was taken outside a Borders store in Delaware for the midnight release of Harry … Continue reading
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The Joy of Completion
This picture of me was taken about 20 years ago, and it’s been a long time since I’ve gone hiking. But I feel as elated right now as I did that day. I just spent three days finishing a video … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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A Labor of Love
I’ve spent most of the past few days editing videos for the local public access TV station. More specifically, I’ve been turning video clips I’ve taken of Ruth Williamson into sing-a-longs for the TV audience. Ruth is a volunteer who … Continue reading
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Surfing Through Life
Photo by Robin Thorn I’ve been thinking of surfing as a metaphor for handling the problems of life. In surfing as in the rest of life we need to be tuned into what is happening around us, to continually develop … Continue reading
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Nurturing the Flowers
Azalea blooms by catmadogma I’ve been spending a long time trying to rewrite the home page of this website. I think of it as nurturing flowers…sometimes it takes a lot of TLC before they start blooming. So I’m not only … Continue reading
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Treasuring Foolishness
The Goddess Originally uploaded by Eus Oops! I was trying to change the font size of this post and the content disappeared. At least the mistake is consistent with the title. If you’re interested, Carol Manning’s comment will give you … Continue reading
Posted in Taking Risks
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The Secret of Happiness
Catch the dream. Used with permission. Owner reserves all rights. I’m still learning a lot. I’m trying to install an e-mail feed in this blog. The first piece of coding I found didn’t quite work. The second one created the … Continue reading
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Slightly Buried Under
I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed the past week or so. I’ve been trying to modify this blog…to make it coordinate better with the rest of my website. And after spending a day or so learning just enough about WordPress … Continue reading
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Expanding My Horizons
Kanchenjunga Above the Clouds Originally uploaded by aluytenuk I’ve been immersed in changing my website and blog at StressToPower.cheerfulmonk.com. Sometimes I feel that I’ve jumped in feet first and am definitely over my head. It’s like learning a foreign language … Continue reading
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