I once heard Malachy McCourt begin a commencement address memorable for its brazen wisdom. “If you’ve got one foot in the future and one foot in the past,” he said, “it means you’re pissing on the present.” I was reminded of this vivid image as I was lamenting the tasks still on my To Do […]

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Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: Last week I brought the deadline forward without warning and a couple of you missed it, so I’ll post the last entries from the ‘pebbles’ challenge first. Himanshu’s poem includes the suggested words to form a lovely short piece with a real stunner of a last line Jane’s poetry…

via Poetry challenge Drowning leaves: the entries — A Creative State of Mind

Ik 379 The heron ( haibun) Just a short journey; to the edge of the yard. Folding chair, binoculars and camera too. Angle the chair just so to see the north/south flow of about two hundred paces of the creek. To listen to the bird chatter and bug wing hum In the protective shadow of […]

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The Daily Post prompt is: water. Photo ©Grand Parc-Bordeaux, France Roll, waves of curdled cloud over the troubled ocean of night, wash the waving treetops with darkness and the damp grass with shadows. I will not wait for the rising moon to light my way down the tangled path, but follow the scent of […]

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It seems that few people were more stunned by last week’s Brexit results than the people who voted for it. Almost immediately, waves of regret—quickly coined “Bregret” (also the slightly more cumbersome “Regrexit”)—saturated the media. First came a man named Adam, who said in an on-camera interview with the BBC, “I’m a bit shocked to…

via Brexit is what happens when our digital lives seem more “real” to us than our real ones — Quartz

Memory predicts the future. You are becoming, to some degree, the person you remember. Character and potential are formed, in large part, through rehearsed memories. Successful leaders make the past a platform, not an anchor. 4 ways to make the past a platform: #1. Remind people who they are. They remember what they did. Tell me […]

via 4 Ways to Make the Past a Platform – Not an Anchor — Leadership Freak

“In a remote and lush corner of southern Costa Rica lies a realm of giant trees, potbellied spider monkeys, harpy eagles, prowling jaguars and herds of white-lipped peccary. This is on the last places on Earth where virgin rainforest grows right to the high tide line, and a visitor might walk for hours – or […]

via Lokal Travel: Connecting conscious travelers with unique local experiences — Thirdeyemom

There are plenty of people on the losing side of Britain’s epic decision to vote itself out of the European Union. The stock market tanked, the pound got crushed, and the political landscape is looks like the closing act of a Shakespearian tragedy. But from crisis comes opportunity, especially for those billing by the hour…

via Guess which industry is about to have a Brexit bonanza? — Quartz

This was one of those dishes that developed over a few days, started out as one thing, and became another, as I pimped leftovers…and culminated in such heaven on a plate that I just had to share it! It began as one of my typical salads… The salad at the top, left of the dish, […]

via Some dishes are too good not to share…(virtually anyway!!) — foodbod