This is too cute to not share:

I could watch this all day.

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Yet Another Apology ;)

Good evening. 

I notice that it has been a while since I last posted, and once again, I apologize for my tardiness.  Although RL has a way with putting road-blocks in front of me, I am determined to keep writing here until it no longer possible for me to do so (which I’m sure will be not for quite some time). 

Hopefully, making checklists will help me keep on track this year.  :) 

Happy Holidays! Definitely the best time of the year to think about ... (cont'd)

(cont'd) ... being spiritual. I've only captured a portion of Ms. Paul's message. I hope you take an opportunity to read the entire article, to understand her idea.

Peace.

Amplify’d from www.buzzle.com

What Does it Mean to be Spiritual? People often confuse spirituality with religion. People can be both religious and spiritual, but it is also possible to be religious without being spiritual, or to be spiritual without being religious. Discover the difference in this article.

By Margaret Paul

Being a spiritual person is synonymous with being a person whose highest priority is to be loving to oneself and others. A spiritual person cares about people, animals, and the planet. A spiritual person knows that we are all one, and consciously attempts to honor this oneness. A spiritual person is a kind person.

My experience of God is that God is the energy of Love that created us and sustains us. In my experience, "God is Spirit" (John 4:24) and "God is love" (1 John 4:16). Anything that is not of love, peace, joy, truth and kindness is not of God. Praying to God does not mean that you are allowing the spirit that is God - the love, peace, joy, truth and kindness that is God - to guide your thoughts and actions. Practicing yoga or meditating does not mean that you have invited the love that is God into your heart, or that you are turning to that ever-present love to learn about what is in your highest good, and the highest good of others and the planet. Read more at www.buzzle.com

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For Oil Paintings

I’ve been studying my artist blogroll, and I’m amazed by the creative drive each artist has, especially those who take the time to create oil paintings.  I love it when artists like robh (to be fair, he hasn’t posted any oil paintings in a while, but he does do them) or Michael Manley post their oil paintings which, to me, look and feel vivid, fresh and exciting.  In fact, they make me feel like I want to try my hand at oil painting again.  :) 

Once I’ve completed my commitment to NaNoWriMo , we shall see.  :) 

Save Your Ideas, and Cultivate Your Imagination

One thing that most people don’t know about me is that I keep a personal journal (no this is not my personal journal), and I am always looking for ways to keep it new, fresh, and exciting so that it does not become a chore for me.  This quest has led me to an article by Peggy Kurilla at www.fmwriters.com called, “On Keeping a Writer’s Journal.”   And for the most part, I enjoyed reading it. 

Ms. Kurilla describes four common journal-types that she feels will help writers improve their skills:

1. A smörgåsbord journal where everything you find interesting is dumped. 
2. A project journal where you keep track of the development, the problems, and the successes of your writing project. 
3. A specific-area writing journal where you write about one specific topic (like gardening , the weather , or the semantics of html code ) each day and can be used later as a reference for specific descriptions that moves the plot of your story forward. 
4. A compost journal where you list your ideas for future stories. 

As much as I relish Ms. Kurilla’s ideas about how writers can keep their creativity flowing, I’m disappointed that she chose to view her one sentence idea—“...a romantic suspense between a small-town sheriff and the big-city pagan who comes to live in his town.”—as a lesson on being specific.  Without a doubt, it is very important to be as specific as possible when jotting down your notes and/or ideas, however; Ms. Kurilla’s one sentence idea, with its missing details, could have been an opportunity, on her part, to create new details about it.  Then again who’s to say Ms. Kurilla hasn’t created new details about that one sentence idea. 

In the end, it does not matter how Ms. Kurilla sees her one sentence idea, or even whether or not she has taken advantage of the opportunity to develop that idea further.  What matters is that a writer’s journal gives you the space to save your ideas , and cultivate your imagination. 

How I Spent My Day.

Good evening, everyone. 

Just spent the day maxin’ & relaxin’.& nbsp; I also spent some time reminding myself why decided to keep a blog in the first place.  Hopefully, I will have more material to post. 

ttfn

Still Gotta Be Law Abiding

It has been five years since I last took this test, and only *one* other person has been born with my name. ...

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There are people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Why It Took Me So Long

Good morning! 

I’d like to apologize for taking so long to post a reply.  Long story short, I had not been able to get rid of the unwanted guest who spoofed my computer way back in April until a few weeks ago.  A extremely frustrating experience I would not even wish on my worst enemy, and one I do not wish to repeat ever again. 

So let’s try this again:  It is my goal to post here on a regular basis, and make some changes to my blog, beginning with monetizing it.  :)  As you can see, I’ve changed its look, and layout. 

If I don’t post some more later today, then most likely, I’ll post again later this week.  Until then, have a happy autumnal equinox.  :)

ttfn