Category Archives: Take This Job and Love It

Gathering encouragement and inspiration

We all need some encouragement and ideas on how to proceed… so when people, artists you admire, talk about their work and lives, take a moment and listen. And like Ted Kooser says – throw a lot of horseshoes. Continue reading

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Mom and I, Snow and Snow

Mom and I went to Lowell to visit the New England Quilt Museum and arrived just in time for a blizzard. The museum was closed on Thursday but we did get in on Friday due to the New England-ish work … Continue reading

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Making a choice, and remembering it.

…it starts with that singular moment where you choose. You make the choice. You go from there. Continue reading

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Looks can be deceiving…

Little did the people who dealt with me today, for good or evil, know that underneath that mild-mannered work tshirt was this:
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The Good Work – aka The Work ie., Do The Work

This one was worth doing the re-wind for, via NYTimes: I really love working…Most people they want hit records because that’s how they make their money but you know what I realized is that I don’t care about hit records … Continue reading

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