Tag: ideas

WRITING IT DOWN

I have a special fondness for Thoreau. He was a local guy. He wrote about places I've visited. Places where Garry and I courted. Back in the 1980s, Walden Pond was closed due to pollution. I believe they have finally cleaned it up. I remember finding that huge sign: "NO SWIMMING - POLLUTION WARNING" distressing. … Continue reading WRITING IT DOWN

INSPIRATION

My husband feels I inspire people. This might be true in some small way, but I have never felt like what I say has had a profound effect on anyone or anything -- unless you count my kid. Which is as it should be. I do not inspire my husband because he is a chronic … Continue reading INSPIRATION

A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR

Remember the line from a song in Mary Poppins (the original movie with Julie Andrews) where she sang "Just a spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down?" I remember when Trump was elected saying that once he got into office, he might discover being President was a good gig. He could settle down. … Continue reading A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR

IF YOU DON’T READ, YOU PROBABLY CAN’T WRITE – Marilyn Armstrong

Blogging Insights # 34 – Reading QUESTION Do you think that reading is an important prerequisite for writing well? If so, what kind of reading material inspires or affects your writing? I never took a writing course. .I never wanted to take a writing course. i was afraid it would damage my ability to write. … Continue reading IF YOU DON’T READ, YOU PROBABLY CAN’T WRITE – Marilyn Armstrong

WORDS AND WILDLIFE – Marilyn Armstrong

I have no doubt my dogs think. They don't have as long a memory as people and I don't think they get into nostalgia or reminiscing, but they plan. They will work together to accomplish a particular goal. Like opening a gate, dismembering a toy, or opening a door. No doubt they would hunt together … Continue reading WORDS AND WILDLIFE – Marilyn Armstrong

WHAT KIND OF IDEA ARE YOU? – Marilyn Armstrong

From Salmon Rushdie's "Satanic Verses": I don't fit in a category. Not me, not my ideas. The concept of "compromise" as wrong bothers me. Not because I "go with the flow." I have no idea what "the flow" is. I've never been in touch with popular thought because I don't care what's popular -- or unpopular -- or … Continue reading WHAT KIND OF IDEA ARE YOU? – Marilyn Armstrong

NOT INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, OR TWITTER – Marilyn Armstrong

I used to look at the posts that came to me. There was stuff to read. Thoughtful pieces full of ideas, humor. Whimsical material. Ideas to ponder. Often heartfelt pieces about personal tragedies, working through issues, finding answers to important questions. I didn't read everything. I never could get all of it in a day, … Continue reading NOT INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, OR TWITTER – Marilyn Armstrong

KEEP THE THOUGHT

A good idea is like a dream.  Perhaps it is a dream, in waking form.  It comes misty and bright. Beautiful, floating in your mind. Catch it  before it flies away because it will fade to a mostly forgotten memory in minutes. No matter how certain you are that you won't forget it, I bet … Continue reading KEEP THE THOUGHT

THINKING ABOUT THINKING

I have no doubt my dogs think. They have a short-term version of planning and will work together to accomplish a goal. Like opening a gate -- or dismembering a toy. Surely they would hunt together if they had something to hunt. Dogs are, after all, pack animals. They communicate. We watch them. They sit silently … Continue reading THINKING ABOUT THINKING

WAITING TO BE BORN

WHAT KIND OF IDEA ARE YOU? From Salmon Rushdie's "Satanic Verses": What kind of idea are you? Are you the kind that compromises, does deals, accommodates itself to society, aims to find a niche, to survive; or are you the cussed, bloody-minded, ramrod-backed type of damn fool notion that would rather break than sway with … Continue reading WAITING TO BE BORN