Monday, March 28, 2011

A Poet's "Sayings"

Some "sayings" of Robert Frost about poetry and his life learnings (from the Writer's Almanac):

He said: "A poem begins with a lump in the throat; a homesickness or a love-sickness. It is a reaching out toward expression, an effort to find fulfillment. A complete poem is one where an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found the word."

And, "A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom."

And, "Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired."


And, "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."

I wonder if I can sum up my life in three words?  What would your three words be?
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Friday, March 25, 2011

Even More "Pickles" Wisdom

I love how a cartoonist can so clearly state great lessons for living one's life (capturing the wisdom of elders and youngsters in just four frames).

Pickles


Wonder if I could create a cartoon version of my life legacy? In four frames? Suppose that would be a more colorful version of writing your life story in six words ... or 17 syllables in a haiku. Anybody willing to take on the challenge?

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

More "Pickles" Wisdom

I've been away from my blog for several months while working on projects for a journal that focuses on successful adolescent development.  Reading the comics in the newspaper today, I was reminded of my work with life legacies:

Pickles

Are you asking any (or many) "dang questions" at this time of your life? What questions are you asking?

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