Today is the last day of the October version of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge. I started the month off by sharing a sonnet by Shakespeare. I’m going to end by sharing this, also by Shakespeare. It’s from MacBeth! So, we’re going full circle, in honor of Shakespeare, as well as that great Shakespearean actor, Patrick
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Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to give advice to my teenaged self. My advice consists of just three words: you are enough. You do not have to be better than anyone else, and you are absolutely not worse than anyone else. You are enough just as you are. Your imagination is enough.
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I had so much fun with my previous self portrait post that I thought I would share a few more, as well as some portraits of me taken by others.
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Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to discuss my opinion of things that are happening in the world. It’s getting closer to the midterm elections in the United States, and I’d like to talk about the use of the “R” word in social media and in politics. Use of that word helps to
In the past few months, I have had the opportunity to visit Wat Prodketchettharam of America, a Buddhist temple, as well as the Service and Mercy Alliance, an Islamic nonprofit organization. Both are located on Grand Island. My time at both places was wonderful. The people at both houses of worship were warm, kind, and
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Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge was to make a request, which I will do at the end of this post. Today, I went to the Medically Oriented Gym (MOG) for a restore session. All I have to do is to lie on a massage table and a trained person stretches my body. The
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by plein air artists in western new york and southern ontario Niagara Falls is stunning year round. Above is a photograph of the Falls in the winter, when the water is covered in ice and snow. It’s absolutely amazing. What’s also absolutely amazing are some of the paintings of Niagara Falls. These artists have no
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Today’s prompt is to write about a favorite song. The song I am writing about is called “Take Me to the World,” from the musical “Evening Primrose,” by Stephen Sondheim. “Evening Primrose” is a short musical that was shown on television exactly one time, in 1966. I didn’t know about it until years later, when
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Today’s Ultimate Blogging Challenge prompt is to talk about something that I do for fun and to celebrate #sillysaturday. I hope you enjoyed today’s silliness! What makes you giggle?
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I really enjoyed the responses to yesterday’s blog post so much that I decided to continue this conversation. I love talking about creativity, and I am beyond happy that you are so willing to participate in this conversation. This comment came from Jennifer: We share a lot of creative outlets! I love drawing, painting, and
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