While washing the dishes today, I was straining to see if the dishes were clean. Finally after squinting through a couple rinses my daughter came in the kitchen to make herself a snack while telling me about her day. When I looked at her to listen to what she had to say, that’s when IContinue reading “Turn on the Light”
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Full Cup
Today I had some much needed alone time. Phew, time goes by too quick in between my times of solitude. I felt like a brand new woman by the time I got home. I felt peace. I felt like I was where I needed to be in life. All I could think was that IContinue reading “Full Cup”
Free Should the Scholar Be
In self-trust all the virtues are comprehended. Free should the scholar be,—free and brave. Free even to the definition of freedom, “without any hindrance that does not arise out of his own constitution.” The American Scholar lecture by Ralph Waldo Emerson https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16643/16643-h/16643-h.htm#THE_AMERICAN_SCHOLAR When I do projects I usually like to divide them up into differentContinue reading “Free Should the Scholar Be”
Memorial Day
A day to remember and honor all the brave heroes who served tohold our flag high
Mama Your Mama
Sunday Rest Day It was a church, dishes, laundry, and lay around type of day for me. It was nice. I spent a lot of time on my phone in my room alone. It was nice. I’ve been thinking about freedom but also I’ve been thinking about what an honor it would have been toContinue reading “Mama Your Mama”
We Practice Freedom
“We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.” -William Faulkner https://www.success.com/?p=29495 via @successmagazine The Three Freedoms are your choice. You can choose to grow. You can choose to be heard. You can choose to listen. Not sure what the Three Freedoms are? Check out the links below.
Creative Freedom and Purpose
Does your creative freedom have a purpose? What’s the focus of Three Freedoms? If creative freedom is to obtain its fullest growth, its most complete development, it must have a great and worthy purpose. It must not be merely freedom for freedom’s sake. Thomson, Charles A. “Creative Freedom and the World Crisis.” Music Educators Journal, vol.Continue reading “Creative Freedom and Purpose”
Thursday Quote
“He then learns that in going down into the secrets of his own mind he has descended into the secrets of all minds.” Ralph Waldo Emerson The American Scholar
Freedom to Listen
A dangerous book will always be in danger from those it threatens with the demand that they question their assumptions. They’d rather hang on to the assumptions and ban the book.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader and the Imagination Having the freedom to listenContinue reading “Freedom to Listen”
The Final Part
Tomorrow, I’ll share my the final part of three titled Freedom to Listen. What to look forward to? I’ll be sharing the blog post and some brief quotes and thoughts from the blog post on IG, Twitter, and my Facebook page. You can find the links below So tomorrow: Freedom to Listen blogpost Keep theContinue reading “The Final Part”
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