Despite my best efforts, I often compare my work or myself to others and then feel as if I would be better if I was more like them. I learned to compare myself to others early in life at school and at home. I don’t know, maybe the human Read more…
Quote of the day: “Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. But you are the eternity and you are the mirror.” — Kahlil Gibran Thursday I went to Monticello to see the trumpeter swans that congregate on the Mississippi River downriver from the power plant. As soon as Read more…
Quote of the day: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — Mark Twain Read more…
Quote of the day: “Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand Read more…
Quote of the day: “Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” ― Anne Frank We have been blessed with a very mild stretch of weather for Minnesota in mid-November, emphasizing the subtle beauty of late fall. Today I went to French Regional Park to walk by the lake. Read more…