Charm is the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.
A charming person has a natural talent, a gift for elevating others from the inside out.
Do you have someone like that in your life?
Archive | Ideas From Others RSS feed for this section
New Adventures
29 JanLet’s think the unthinkable, let’s do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.
— Douglas Adams (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency)
wide open spaces
This year I am trying new things, taking more risks, and worrying less.
I am driving in snow storms.
I am taking photographs of sunsets through dirty car windows.
I am thinking a little bit less.
I am taking more action.
Life seems simpler.
Rebel Without An Excuse Receives Blogger Awards
26 Jan[Since beginning the writing of this post, I have moved halfway across the country and have begun a full-scale job hunt, so I now have an actual excuse! HA!]
Here’s the story: A Clean Surface has been nominated for a whole bunch of blogger awards recently, courtesy of love letters to strangers and l0ve 0ut l0ud and jared blake dicroce and wish i were there 24/7. In exchange, I was supposed to follow all sorts of instructions. That didn’t happen. It still isn’t going to happen. I was busy, and am now even busier. So, I am making up my own rules. (You think I can’t do that, but just watch me!)
With thanks to my nominators, I will simply list some blogs I think deserve more attention, to spread the love.
accidental stepmom ~Six stepchildren. This is a brave woman.
sh*t my 6 year old says ~I get a lot of laughs from this smartypants kid.
an afternoon with ~Inspiring photographs from inside the homes of some interesting, creative people.
district of chic ~Classy clothes.
the byronicman ~Mainly humor. Be sure to check out the burglar/crime fighter post.
the 16th bar ~As a petite woman, I appreciate the fashion tips from Frankie Ortiz, a young designer who is launching a petite line in 2012. You can look it up it on Facebook, too.
something new please ~Very short creative writings accompanying some weird photos.
all write ~This one is new for me. I came to it through praise I read about his post on Elizabeth Taylor. I followed a link, agreed with the praise and subscribed immediately.
raising my rainbow ~This is about “…the adventures in raising a slightly effeminate, possibly gay, totally fabulous son” as the author has put it… This is another new find for me, and I have enjoyed every bit I have read.
(I hope you check some of these out and enjoy them as much as I have.)
Even Nelson Mandela Needs to Clean Out His Closet Once in a While
14 Sep-
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. ~Nelson Mandela
We are changing constantly – sometimes on the inside, sometimes on the outside. Your clothing should fit both your current lifestyle and your current body.
If you find yourself altered but your closet remains unchanged, do something about it!
Bruce Lee: Minimalist
7 Sep“It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease; hack away at the unessential.” — Bruce Lee
Lee was speaking in the context of martial arts, but I believe the principle may be applied to very nearly everything.
The next time you feel overwhelmed, try hacking away at the unessential.
