Too quiet tonight.

 

Thinking has a quiet skin.

 

“Writing is not like dancing or modeling; it’s not something where, if you missed it by age 19, you’re finished. It’s never too late. Your writing will only get better as you get older and wiser. If you write something beautiful and important, and the right person somehow discovers it, they will clear room for you on the bookshelves of the world—at any age. At least try.”
-Elizabeth Gilbert

via Scribbled Revisions

You don’t have anything
if you don’t have the stories.

Leslie Marmon Silko

March 5, 1948: Native-American author Leslie Marmon Silko was born on the edge of the Laguna Pueblo reservation in Albequerque, New Mexico, 65 years ago today.

I ran across this beautiful quote today–worth sharing:

The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance, but live right in it, under its roof.

Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

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Just do it. Of course, you recognize the Nike ad. I read recently the best way to overcome inertia is not to look for ways to become more motivated. Instead, start.

Ok.  But I get it. I am a great reader of “how to’s.” How to clear your mind in three easy steps. How to eat to avoid skin cancer. Overcoming fear. Ways to motivate yourself.

This morning, after three nights of not sleeping well (and that’s another blog post), I faced a decision about whether to run. Usually I mentally struggle, looking for a sign. Do I have enough energy? Will I be able to make it? Should I sleep for another hour? Instead, I got up, put on my shoes, and headed out the door.

Done.