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Giving Thanks

Please help KWD grow by sharing:  https://karinwritesdangerously.com While we celebrate Thanksgiving once a year, every day is an opportunity to give thanks and to bring an attitude to gratitude to our work. I have so much to be grateful for: … Continue reading

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Just Ask

“These be our prayers – more strength, more light, more constancy, more progress.”             Phillips Brooks Sometimes, when we’re feeling stuck or uninspired, or under-inspired, the best thing to do is to simply stop, get quiet, and ask for help. … Continue reading

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Oscar Opines

“Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.”   Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde is a favorite of mine. Perhaps its his amazing range: He could go from 0 to 60 in a heartbeat, from the wicked humor of The Importance of Being … Continue reading

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Harold Helps

“One  way of looking at speech is to say it is a constant stratagem to cover nakedness.” Harold Pinter As soon as this amazing comment flung itself at me, I knew I wanted to share it with you. And what … Continue reading

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Ripening Creativity

“You know that I write slowly. This is chiefly because I am never satisfied until I have said as much as possible in a few words, and writing briefly takes far more time than writing at length.”    Johann Carl … Continue reading

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Your Voice

“So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters; and whether it matters for ages or only for hours, nobody can say.”   Virginia Woolf Today, January 25th, is the 136th anniversary of Virginia Woolf’s … Continue reading

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“Wild Dance”

Max Born was not only a scientist, but a philosopher with an artistic bent. A German physicist and mathematician of Jewish descent, and a Nobel Prize winner, he became a British citizen at the outbreak of World War II and … Continue reading

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Wise Words

A few words of wisdom, a thought or a phrase, can set the tone for our day. Here are some lovely gems from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh to inspire us all: Because you are alive, everything is possible. Life … Continue reading

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Something Wonderful

Here is something lovely to inspire us as we rest and rejuvenate ourselves: Native American Prayer I walk with beauty before me. I walk with beauty behind me. I walk with beauty above me. I walk with beauty below me. … Continue reading

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War Horse

Thanks to a wonderful gift from my husband David, I had the pleasure of enjoying a fabulous night of theater. My stage treat: War Horse. To watch life-sized puppets mimicking the movements of horses with subtle yet natural grace was … Continue reading

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