Month: October 2020
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31st October 2020
Thought for today: ‘Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too truly to be fearful of the night.’ — Sarah Williams #thoughtfortoday #darkness #light #loved #night #SarahWilliams This has long been a favourite of mine. When I sat down this morning to fit a…
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30th October 2020
Thought for today: ‘She is a beautiful piece of broken pottery, put back together by her own hands. And a critical world judges her cracks while missing the beauty of how she made herself whole again.’ — J M Storm #thoughtfortoday #kintsugi #broken #judgement #whole #JMStorm This quote marries up so well with a client’s…
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29th October 2020
Thought for today: ‘There is a distinct difference between having an open mind and having a hole in your head from which your brain leaks out.’ — James Randi #thoughtfortoday #openmind #emptyhead #flimflam #JamesRandi I read an editorial today about James Randi. You might not know his name, he was a great debunker of myths.…
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28th October 2020
Thought for today: ‘Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.’ — Joubert Botha #thoughtfortoday #journey #understand #itsforyou #JoubertBotha When I started training as a therapist, the class was warned that we would change. And in changing we would find our relationship would change. With everyone.…
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27th October 2020
Thought for today: ‘The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful…
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26th October 2020
Thought for today: ‘Your life is your story. Write well. Edit often.’ — Susan Statham #thoughtfortoday #life #story #write #edit This quote came to mind yesterday when I was reading a profile on LinkedIn. It was for someone I used to work with, he was in marketing, not manager level. Yet his profile says he…
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25th October 2020
Thought for today: ‘When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past.’ — William Shakespeare #thoughtfortoday #thought #remembrance #thingspast #Shakespeare I knew a Shakespeare quote would emerge at some point. When I was a beshorted schoolboy we called him Billy Wobbledagger. To a…
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24th October 2020
Thought for today: ‘I write to discover what I know.’ — Flannery O’Connor #thoughtfortoday #writer #writing #discover #know #TheseAreNotMyBags This is the seventh and final day of quotes about writing. If you’ve been reading these musings this week, you’ll know I’ve been writing all week. I’ve reached 12,500 words, and now have a habit. I…
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23rd October 2020
Thought for today: ‘Words are a lens to focus one’s mind.’ — Ayn Rand #thoughtfortoday #writer #writing #focus #words #TheseAreNotMyBags Ayn Rand was an interesting woman. Her philosophy (Objectivism) and her writing seem to provoke strong feelings one way or the other. I have no such ambitions in writing, I think I can write something…
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22nd October 2020
Thought for today: ‘If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster.’ — Isaac Asimov #thoughtfortoday #writer #writing #faster #words #TheseAreNotMyBags Isaac Asimov was one of my favourites, especially as a teenager. I’m delighted to see that the Foundation trilogy is coming to the…