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I met a book worm last night. More than one, really- in my old Thesaurus – I threw it out the door! …and then there was one. Thesaurus and Book Worm! ©LaineQunn2024
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Here I am surrounded by giant old oak trees, dripping with spanish moss, living with a joyful dog and a handsome cat, while it feels like the world is coming apart at the seams. It is not. The birds still sing. The frogs still croak and slap themselves onto the windows at…
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In his book, "Humankind, A Hopeful History", Rutger Bregman writes about cynicism vs. realism. And I quote: Isn't it telling that in modern usage the realist has become synonymous with the cynic – for someone with a pessimistic outlook? In truth, it's the cynic who's out of touch. In truth, we're living…
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"If kindness takes a little longer, it's worth the extra time." Eleanor McEvoy When we develop kindness towards ourselves, we can change the atmosphere of our days and lives; the atmosphere of our homes and work environments, and our relationships. Kindness, first for ourselves. All love and peace radiate from our…
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Well, the rest of the story from yesterday's post is this: when I am reading a book and have to put it aside to do other things, the characters stay with me, sort of like parallel lives. I am wondering how that date is going to go with the hired assassin and the waitress…
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That's what a good story provides, a Parallel universe. Introducing characters and places that you never imagined or would ever bump into in your everyday life. Between books and some of the marvelous shows streaming on television, you can be in outer space one minute, in Kabul the next, or on the…
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There is a book by Michael Meade that I am savoring, sentence by sentence. It's a gold mine of insight into our human life on earth, that connects us to the threads of eternity. A quote from the book, The World Behind The World… Happy Valentine's Weekend! With love, Laine…
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There was a very short story, written years ago by Susan Sontag with a title similar to the title of this post. Once you have finished that story you discover that the author had never been to China after all! Same thing here, neither have I! The China…
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Considering love, romantic love is all that you hear about, either beginning or ending, but the best love is the love you have for your world- your world, not THE world, but your world which includes you. What that can mean is seeing the beauty that is all around you, but especially…
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There's nothing half so much worth doing… If you can finish this phrase from The Wind In The Willows, then you will know that it doesn't go with this photo, but is equally true!
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