Category: writing
How do you know you’re a writer? If you wrote today, you’re a writer.
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The first time I heard a Nia dance trainer say, “Smell the moment,” my internal rant persona engaged: You can’t smell a moment. You can smell a flower or a turd. A moment? Ridiculous. But patience (not my top virtue nor even a middle virtue, more a fleeting one) sometimes brings me around. Now I…
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Dan Lanning, the University of Oregon’s football coach has a message that anybody can use. He’s been an inspiring guy to watch here in Eugene and not just because his teams have been winning and winning a lot. “Doubt doesn’t creep in when you know yourself and your weaknesses, like, OK, I’ve got to get…
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In anticipation of attending a Jon Batiste concert, I watched the documentary of Batiste and his wife Suleika Jaouad, an author whose memoirs are inspiring. American Symphony touched me deeply. There are many many things to recommend this intimate look at the two: She is undergoing cancer treatment, while he is pushing his limits, writing…
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 