What kind of furniture do you like? I’m sure I haven’t seen everything, but it’s fun to find out what furniture styles people prefer. It’s also interesting to see how people can combine several styles into a hybrid (can’t think of a better term) style that looks and feels really comfortable.

Minimalist style:
A person has perhaps seven pieces of furniture at the most in a one-bedroom apartment. These pieces define both the kitchen nook and the living room. The look is very uncluttered, very simple, but not completely void of comfort. There is a couch and a television included in the mix.

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This is the first time I’ve posted in more than three blogs, one after another. When I first started blogging I went overboard, as I often do when I’m exploring a new topic. I let my curiosity take me all over the place. Not only did I have my usual idea-making brain going, but I was also writiing about writing and about my personal life. I was feeling challenged to produce one writing column a week, while still checking in at my two personal blogs. It took awhile for me to find a reasonable posting pace.

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Do you believe in something outside of yourself? I do. A long time ago, I learned that I couldn’t’ do everything by myself. When I finally became fed up with trying to prove that I could do everything, the Lord found me. It took seventeen years and lots of faithful prayer from a family friend, for me to make that admission and begin to accept complete help from the Lord. Life wasn’t perfect after that, but it began to feel a little more peaceful.

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Here is a list of other places in my life where movement is not always so obvious but it is happening:

My heart pumping (pulse — I would definitely notice if this stopped!)

Decision-making (emotional heart, spirit and intellect)

Active Listening (Temporarily putting away my views about a situation to listen to someone else’ view)

Blood Circulation (I would notice if this stopped!)

Where air circulates from (beyond a fan or heater)

Where and when the body regularly replenishes skin cells (I would notice if this were not happening)

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“Greatness is to take the common things of life and walk truly among them.”

Ralph Iron

1) What are some of the truly great things in your life?

My answer: my parakeets

2) How much time do you truly spend with them?

My answer: Less than they or I would like.

3) How do you plan to remedy this situation?

My answer: I need fit short pieces of conversation in during the day with them, including responding to their calls when I’m in the same room with them.

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REASON 4: Creativity stretches your comfort zone. Practicing a creative skill, takes time, concentrated effort and consistent work. I know that I feel angry when I’m in the early stages of the learning process. I struggle to admit that I need to practice and that I don’t know everything. Then, my discomfort level increases.. When I am willing to complete one creative project. I know that I’ve done a good job. My challenge is to patiently go through the earlier mechanical learning for as Iong I need to do it. My reward is to become more automatic in my creative skills and to complete more projects in less time.

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