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day 31::this is not the end

day 31::this is not the end

creativity is God’s gift to us.  using our creativity is our gift to God.  ~julia cameron i’ve started and deleted

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day 30::letting the light shine in

day 30::letting the light shine in

the windows of my soul I throw wide open to the sun. ~john greenleaf whittier it’s my favorite thing about

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day 29::making a case for art

day 29::making a case for art

a camera is a tool for learning to see without a camera.  ~dorothea lange i suppose it could have anything. 

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day 28::how i spend my days

day 28::how i spend my days

how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.  ~annie dillard “this one is my favorite,”

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day 27::be careful what you wish for

day 27::be careful what you wish for

      those blessings are sweetest that are won with prayer and worn with thanks. ~thomas goodwin “maybe it

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day 26::the art of rest

work is not always required. there is such a thing as sacred idleness. ~george macdonald you know that saying that

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