Category Archives: Life Planning

Sowing for a Harvest (Reblog)

Posted on November 20, 2013 by verawrites

As I read this thoughtful post by JD Blom, it reminded me of the universal reality of the law of sowing and reaping. You can’t expect an apple tree to grow oranges. You can’t be mean and miserable and expect … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Week One Update

Posted on November 8, 2013 by verawrites

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One of the reasons I signed up for this challenge was to test myself. Life is busy and hectic for me right now, and I’m doing this as a way of stretching my boundaries. To see what I can do … Continue reading →

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The Persian Carpet – Winner – Themed Writing Contest: Design

Posted on October 3, 2013 by verawrites

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“I can’t decide, they’re all so beautiful!” Kim walked slowly up one aisle, fingering the rich  silken fibers, then down the next, pausing at a stack to flip over the top rug and look at the ones beneath. Kyle trailed … Continue reading →

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Labour Day – to work or not to work?

Posted on September 2, 2013 by verawrites

I’m still grappling with the definition of Labour Day. Does it mean we should work, or abstain from work? While I mull it over, I sit on my balcony enjoying a brunch of soft boiled egg (a double yolk!), cherry … Continue reading →

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Can happiness be surveyed? If yes, then what? If no, then why?

Posted on August 9, 2013 by verawrites

Read this editorial in Huffington Post. And it got me thinking… Why do governments and organizations waste time, energy and money surveying and trying to quantify what cannot be quantified? Read this article by Arianna Huffington http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/happiness-surveys_b_3728768.html?ref=topbar Should they not … Continue reading →

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The Power of Words Never Diminishes

Posted on August 2, 2013 by verawrites

It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it. Watch this You Tube clip by purplecontent. Copy and paste this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzgzim5m7oU For those of you who are leery of opening uncertain links, I will describe the video. Music … Continue reading →

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Eat Late, Sleep, Wake Up Fat

Posted on July 6, 2013 by verawrites

  You constantly think about it. Read about it. Talk about it. You shop for it, cook it, eat it, enjoy it, agonize over it. Sometimes you throw it away. You love it. Hate it. Want it. Need it. Wish … Continue reading →

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Learn to live with less…

Posted on June 29, 2013 by verawrites

Clutter, that is. I confess I am a bit of a pack rat. Ask anyone who helped me move. I paid a junk removal company $500 to haul off my trash as well as items that could be donated to … Continue reading →

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Who doesn’t want to think better?

Posted on June 24, 2013 by verawrites

If Albert Einstein used only 9.8% of his brain and the the average human uses 3% or 4% (according to http://www.wiki.answers.com) what is going on with the other 96% or 97%? I don’t know the answer to that and, rather … Continue reading →

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Stages of Life

Posted on June 13, 2013 by verawrites

I received this in an email a year ago. Reading it made me smile, and laugh – so I’m passing it on! GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED: 1) No matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats. … Continue reading →

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