Monthly Archives: January 2009

I’ve learned that it’s ok to be flawed – Winona Ryder

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Mindful Mimi

If I participate in prompts or memes, they are usually the writing kind. Because I seem to be able to write more, faster and create something with words better than I do when I need to draw or paint something. … Continue reading →

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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art. – Ansel Adams

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Mindful Mimi

I have just uploaded a bunch of Children photos onto my Red Bubble gallery. You are herewith invited to come and have a look!

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In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking — George Clemenceau

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Mindful Mimi

Working on a dream I am working on a dream:it is sensible,not ostensible. I am working on a dream:which makes senseto make compensable. I am working on a dream:it is significant,not dispensable. I am working on a dream:it is perceptible,but … Continue reading →

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Imagination needs moodling – long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling and puttering – Brenda Ueland

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Mindful Mimi

In a recent post, I talked about my year of white pages and my process of trying to fill them with daily creativity. Yesterday I had a bad conscience because I was 3 pages late. And I knew that the … Continue reading →

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The energy of the mind is the essence of life – Aristotle

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Mindful Mimi

Although the days are getting longer again, the winter blues is still looming. Here are some energy booster tips to get your body through winter. For a healthy body speaks of a healthy mind. Dream body:Looking for a way to … Continue reading →

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Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness – Seneca

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Mindful Mimi

Yesterday I was in town for my Pilates class. We live in a tiny village, so venturing out into the city is a nice but also stressful change. Traffic.Traffic lights that seem to turn red just when you get there.People, … Continue reading →

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Information: a source of learning or a burden?

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Mindful Mimi

Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit. – William Pollard There is a huge amount of … Continue reading →

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The touch of a hand…

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Mindful Mimi

In Sleepless in Seattle, Meg Ryan dreams of meeting the man who will bring her a feeling of peace and security by the simple touch of his hand. Each human seems to secretly aspire to such a feeling. Is it … Continue reading →

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We all have the drum major instinct – Martin Luther King

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Mindful Mimi

We all have the drum major instinct.We all want to be important, to surpass others, to achieve distinction, to lead the parade. …And the great issue of life is to harness the drum major instinct.It is a good instinct if … Continue reading →

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What do women talk about when they know they don’t have forever?

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Mindful Mimi

Yesterday I finished reading a book that moved me deeply. Elizabeth Berg’s Talk before Sleep is a tale of what women talk about when they know they don’t have forever. Ann and Ruth have always talked as only great friends … Continue reading →

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