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Feb.20.2012
I don't consider myself a "Writer" with a capital W. I haven't published anything. I tried at 13 with a poem titled "Evening." I sent it to American Girl magazine. I received a nice rejection letter in return.
I wasn't completely discouraged. After all, my favorite heroine,...
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Feb.19.2012
I want to share a great article I read in Parade magazine today. Writer Connie Schultz shared her reflections on five pictures of herself taken at ages 12, 21, 37, 45, and 53, after finding the George Orwell quote she has carried in her wallet for years.
The quote: "At age 50, everyone has...
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Feb.16.2012
I saw a sampler with those words- "I believe in you" embroidered on tea cloth and I began to think about what a powerful punch those words deliver. They resonate on so many levels.
We all need to hear those words from someone. Perhaps we were lucky to have a parent tell us, or a grandparent. Maybe...
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Feb.15.2012
You've got to accentuate the positiveEliminate the negativeAnd latch on to the affirmativeDon't mess with Mr. In-between.I woke up this morning determined to change the outcome of this day.I was tired of wrestling with uncertainty. I was weary of the worry and strife.
Meditation time came when I...
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Feb.14.2012
Is there anything more romantic,than dancing to Moonglow in the kitchen, while dinner simmers on the stove?
"No one has ever written a romance better than we lived it."~ Lauren Bacall
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Feb.14.2012
Is there anything more romantic,
than dancing to Moonglow in the kitchen,
while dinner simmers on the stove?
I leave you with this quote,
"No one has ever written a romance better than we lived it."~ Lauren Bacall
...
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Feb.14.2012
Is there anything more romantic,
than dancing to Moonglow in the kitchen,
while dinner simmers on the stove?
I leave you with this quote,
"No one has ever written a romance better than we lived it."~ Lauren Bacall
...
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Feb.14.2012
Is there anything more romantic,
than dancing to Moonglow in the kitchen,
while dinner simmers on the stove?
I leave you with this quote,
"No one has ever written a romance better than we lived it."~ Lauren Bacall
...
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Feb.13.2012
Isn't this a beautiful paperweight?I was shopping for a Valentine's gift for my husband this evening when the beauty of this simple paperweight stopped me.
Beauty is what I needed today. My mind has whirled around the track of worry and stress, stress and worry. I feel like a...
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Feb.12.2012
Peace~
My mind longs to be released from mental anxiety.
It craves stillness,silence and serenity.
The brain is filled with strife, insecurity~
there is a disturbance in the field.
Oh, for the ability, I pray,
to become reconciled.
To accept what is, and to instead,
be filled with the...
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Feb.10.2012
Lying quietly in the dark,head on pillow,waiting for sleep.
The body relaxes,the mind begins to driftbut the brain synapses will not stop firing their negative thoughts.Sweet slumber I see you hiding just beyondthat gossamer veilCome for me,take me into your armsand...
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Feb.09.2012
Integrity: The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.Integrity is a concept of consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations and outcomes. In western ethics, integrity is regarded as the quality of having an ...
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Feb.08.2012
I've had a bit of writer's block today. So random thoughts and favorite quotes are on tap:
Thinking of problems in the world: the problems closer to home and the problems that both friends and family have endured. It reminds me of the wisdom I've gained through my own trials and tribulations...
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Feb.07.2012
A gray day here in NE Florida. I decided this early afternoon to whip up some chocolate chip cookies. I wanted my peeps to come home on this nasty day and be greeted by the warm smell of vanilla, brown sugar and chocolate.
I usually cook dinner most evenings. I enjoy trying something new and I love...
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I'm digesting the changes in my life, and sometimes it gives me heartburn.”
About Annette
I grew up with five siblings in a working class neighborhood outside Washington, D.C. I have been writing or telling stories in some form or another for many years. As my old life was dismantled, I found journal writing and later blogging to be the release I...
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Causes Annette Talbert Supports
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, RIF (Reading is Fundamental),
Hands On Foundation, Dignity U Wear, Girls, Inc.
Annette’s Favorite Books
To Kill a Mockingbird, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Jane Eyre, The Story of Seabiscuit, The Diaries of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Among Schoolchildren, Narnia Series...