Exploring possibilities, asking questions, discovering life day by day.
From the category archives:
We attract to us that which we are…
I read that years ago. I was young enough it stuck as a piece of esoteric philosophy… Understood only by the initiated…
But as the years have evolved, the truth of that statement has manifested itself. Slowly perhaps, but none the less. Life has initiated me, and I know [...]
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It has been my goal for a while to be named one of Liz Strauss’ Successful and Outstanding Bloggers, to be honored with an “S&OB” display badge.
That goal was realized this past week. Thank you, Liz.
I first found Liz’ blog through Bean Fairbanks, my blogging-studio mentor at LVSonline. Bean suggested when I got a bit [...]
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Why would anyone come to read my blog Over Coffee? Or any blog for that matter?
The question was the first in my blogging class homework assignment, and it has kept me wondering for the past two weeks. Why indeed?
Why read my blog? For the same reasons I read those similar to mine, I suppose. I [...]
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First I make the coffee. The day begins with the earliest light, and I love being alert to it. My morning coffee is my companion, offering its warmth and taste to a new me. Or at least me on a fresh slate. Over coffee, my mind gets ready to think…
I like the mornings. I can [...]
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This was one of those mornings when coffee and a good book would have been enough. The air was quiet, the sun just yawning, ready to rise with me, and my comfy morning chair beckoned…
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Do My Words Paint Pictures People Can Relate To? Can Connect With?
by Barbara Hartsook on March 11, 2009 · 11 comments
How Does Someone Connect With What I Say? Or Write? Or Paint?
I’m learning how to use less detail in areas of my portraits outside a small focal area.
I’m learning to look at things straight-on and, while not moving my eyes, think about how I see the periphery. Certainly it’s not detailed. Important to the overall [...]
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