tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post8625983562661217329..comments2024-02-12T02:28:12.317-05:00Comments on The Writers' Group: Making a Literary Life: Who Inspires You?Lynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-43245056505827213422008-06-14T10:10:00.000-04:002008-06-14T10:10:00.000-04:00Mo, isn't that a life lesson? Their love is spiri...Mo, isn't that a life lesson? Their love is spiritual.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for letting us know, Zakstar.<BR/><BR/>Joanne, it's gorgeous. And how creative the way you took this outside of the box. Nice.<BR/><BR/>Lisa, completely agree. The nurses and attendants I've met on the Alzheimers ward are beautiful people. And how touching that your husband inspires you. What a gift.<BR/><BR/>Tara, I love that story! And all week I've been looking for a sign to point me in the rightdirection -- you gave it to me. Thanks for the inspiration!Lynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-15433275825730180712008-06-14T01:51:00.000-04:002008-06-14T01:51:00.000-04:00I'm inspired by our local chocolate shop owner. Sh...I'm inspired by our local chocolate shop owner. She has this fantastic accent that no one could ever try to copy and she is so serious about chocolate that she swears all the time. When I was pregnant with my first I used to go into the shop to work on my novel and she'd fix me up this amazing decaf coffee that was better than any regular I could get elsewhere in town. She hates it if I sit at any table that isn't the one I always sit at, and she always asks me, how's the book? I love to listen to her talk to all of her customers as if they were her next door neighbors (and then gossip about the conversation minutes later with her husband). This week when I passed by I noticed there was a sign in the window asking people not to wear perfume in the shop because chocolate picks up scents. Mmm...just the word chocolate is inspiring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-4857155816142541952008-06-14T01:35:00.000-04:002008-06-14T01:35:00.000-04:00Oooh. I had to come back and tell you about an ong...Oooh. I had to come back and tell you about an ongoing inspiration. Scott inspires me with his generosity to other painters. He has been fortunate in that unlike the vast majority of painters, he has had enough success with his art to make a living painting. He delights me with his willingness to invite other painters here to show them how to do something they've had trouble with or to give them advice when they ask. He's often gotten other painters into galleries and he's helped his painter friends out financially lots of times, always without being asked, always with no strings attached and often anonymously. It's just something that he does. I am a big believer in karma and I'm sure that his generosity is tied to his own personal success. He inspires me.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-44694757759587115412008-06-14T01:09:00.000-04:002008-06-14T01:09:00.000-04:00I think the real life people who've inspired me mo...I think the real life people who've inspired me most are the ones I always seem to find out about accidentally. It's the co-worker who cares for a parent with Alzheimer's or the acquaintance who has a child with severe developmental disabilities, or a woman I know who volunteers to make sure colonies of feral cats have food and someplace to seek shelter all year round, but especially in the sub-zero Colorado winters. I'm inspired most by selfless people who aren't famous and who do things that most people wouldn't, without recognition and most of the time, without thanks.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-84408546292674524342008-06-13T16:51:00.000-04:002008-06-13T16:51:00.000-04:00I'm inspired by a place. It's a little beach on L...I'm inspired by a place. It's a little beach on Long Island Sound, in the crook of a bend on the coast. The sea air lingers heavier here, embraced by the stone jetty and pine forest. Point O' Woods beach informs all my writing with its purity and peace. It finds a way into much of my work. Take a look, and have a nice weekend!<BR/>http://powbeach.net/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-68619069036208368792008-06-13T13:26:00.000-04:002008-06-13T13:26:00.000-04:00In a celebrity obsessed world- it's great to see i...In a celebrity obsessed world- it's great to see inspirations that have actually done something to earn the praise!<BR/><BR/>It brings to mind youaremyinspiration.org<BR/><BR/>The site is an interactive gift house that allows women to honor their everyday female inspirations. The site host a number of brief anecdotes. <BR/><BR/>100% of funds raised are put towards Step Up Women's Network's underserved teen girl programming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-9820312939456416052008-06-13T12:51:00.000-04:002008-06-13T12:51:00.000-04:00Dick Hoyt and his son Rick, competing in the Bosto...Dick Hoyt and his son Rick, competing in the Boston Marathon...brings me to tears every time.mohanley5https://www.blogger.com/profile/15661471734563580359noreply@blogger.com