Category: creativity
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I’ve always loved the Little Free Library practice, where people build cute waterproof wood boxes with a couple of shelves filled with books that neighbors can take from and/or add to. In our neighborhood there are many. But one neighbor chose a different option, stocking a cute little box with art, not books. It brightened…
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Some things that caught my eye on a rainy January walk on a trail that skirts the Coast Fork Willamette River at the Mount Pisgah Arboretum: Catkins on an unknown kind of tree. I know alders have them. Also hazelnuts. It’s hard to recognize trees without their leaves. Then, shrubby snowberry in front of a…
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So many ways to use time, so many alluring possibilities, so many things to try, so many changes to attempt. There’s a productivity guru — David Allen — who has written a book and created a website titled “Getting Things Done.” He offers strategies for getting more accomplished “with ease and elegance.” In my experience,…
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 