Author: Karl Haendel. Source: creatingaquietmind
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Tag: Anger
My mouth is a fire escape…
“My mouth is a fire escape. The words coming out don’t care that they are naked, there is something burning in here.”
~ Andrea Gibson
Quote Source: Thank you abirdeyeview. (This quote was speaking to me.)
Image Source: Thank you Anake Goodall. (Another great share!)
4:09 am and Inspired: Pandas + Puppies + More…
We’re opening Hump Day with a short one minute clip about Pandas. (Now who doesn’t just love Panda cubs.) And then on to my inspiring posts of the week…
From Baltimore, MD, George Amoss Jr. @ The Post Modern Quaker with his post: The Zen of Quakerism. “If, when I’m feeling a little playful, someone were to ask me to summarize Quakerism in a sentence or two, I might say this: You have a heart. Use it.”
From Blacksburg, VA, Erica Ann Sipes @ Beyond the Notes is a pianist and cellist, who is asked by a graduate trumpet student (a Marine) to serve as his pianist for his recital. In From Battlefield to Stage: “The recital began and I was literally bursting with pride by the end. Was it perfect? No, of course not…The trumpet player knew where he was and what he was supposed to be doing and he met his mission in a way that I’m sure would make his fellow Marines very proud. Fifth lesson: Semper fidelis. Semper fidelis. To ourselves; to each other; to our passions; to our calling.”
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I’m sorry, but…
Living in Two Different Worlds. But operating in one mind.
My Uncle.
- Husband.
- Father of three terrific (now adult) children.
- Retired Millwright.
- Beekeeper. (He’d offer so sweet honeycomb picked off a hot knife)
- Gardener. (He’d bring over juicy plums, peaches and apricots)
- Farmer. (Hay Baler Cotter pins busting. Yelling and scrambling to get alfalfa in before rain)
- Base singer in Men’s Choir. (Deep, Deep voice)
- Photographer. (Black & White specialty including film processing in his dark room)
- Cyclist. (20+ miles a loop. Pumping up and down. Relentless. And alone)
- Cross-Country Skier. (10+ miles a pop. Traversing the most difficult Monashee Mountain terrain. Alone)
- Volunteer Organizer for Charity
- Woodcarver/Artisan. (Handcrafted jewelry boxes. Smooooooooth. Wood grain glistening.)
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