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March 12, 2019March 23, 2019 Ruthless Red Pen

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Less is more! When I was a child, we moved many times, so I sometimes had just a handful of outfits to choose from to wear on my first day of going to a new school. I am also old enough to have lived in those good old days when most people had only one pair of shoes. Once I got married and could afford to buy more things, I naturally bought more things. Since I had known intimately what it was like to not have enough, I drew comfort from having more than enough. Unfortunately, I became addicted to having too much and have lived 35 years now accumulating so many things that my daughter calls me a hoarder. When you’ve been a pack-rat for most of your life, the idea of getting rid of almost everything—as Joe did—is actually quite frightening. Donating it all to others will be fun, but then what will I do the next time I want to feel comforted, safe, and stable? That is when I will need to rest in the promises of my Father’s love, for I KNOW He always provides and now I must TRUST that He will, as always. •@ManVanDogBlog • Photo and story credits to The Indianapolis Star and the Mansfield News Journal #Trust # #writing #blogging #vlog #ManVanDogBlog #travel #downsize #TinyHome #movement

This is the house in Canada I’m going to win! 😍❤️🥰 What do you think?

Revised... trying to make it better. Always trying to do better! p.s. The text in the yellow box is actually bright white; I don’t know why it looks yellow in this pic.

*** When you have “crammed 730 conclusions about water onto eight pages” and listed sixty-seven “different words that can be used to describe concepts involving the flow of water,” you may have overstepped “the boundary between dedication and obsession.” From “Leonardo Da Vinci” by Walter Isaacson #LeonardoDaVinci #water #art #science #dedication #obsession

@Eva.stories Phenomenal hope, phenomenal story, phenomenal project. I hope you will watch the clips; they are unforgettable. https://link.medium.com/sL2THnKTpW #Eva.Stories #holocaust #hope #NeverAgain #NeverForget

*** My mother was bipolar, narcissistic, and cold as a snake. Our father abandoned us and she moved far away from extended family so there was little support. I and my sister (and to some extent, my stepbrother and stepsister) suffered daily physical and emotional abuse. My siblings chose difficult and dangerous pathways much different from mine. My little sister Lynn tried to overcome the abuse but chose destructive habits, people, and paths. She took her life five years ago at age 44 after suffering all kinds of abuse from many people. I blame our mother. I will write a memoir; I’ve begun, in vignettes. I began writing them just to release some of the pain; in January I decided I also want to offer them in a book, to possibly help others. People who have endured childhood abuse might be interested in such books; the words of some strangers I have met or read recently seem to be evidence that some people would. I have been curious, though, and wondered, “Would people who have NOT suffered such abuse be interested in this kind of book?” Maybe they would not relate or even care to dive into that kind of world, where happiness is alien and fear is home. Of course, I wouldn't blame them. • • #Memoir #childhoodabuse #trauma #sister #suicide #recovery #survivor

*** Waves • • The timbre of your soft confession in the dark thumps hard—still— shaking invisible but thunderous waves over the surface of this heart that for you beats—still— and probably always will.

*** My mother’s daily severe physical and verbal abuse led to my sister Lynn’s suicide five years ago and the clinical depression both I and my brother Jimmy experienced (he died at just 49 last year). My point is this: The effects last longer than you might think possible. Finally, the author of this article ends with the advice to help someone suffering from this kind of abuse (e.g. offer positive words as often as you can, instead). This is crucial because I received some positive encouragement at various times throughout my childhood—from strangers, teachers, and other family—but Lynn and Jimmy did not, or very rarely. I believe the difference is a major factor in the difference between what became of my life and how Jimmy’s and Lynn’s ended. https://www.healthyfoodhouse.com/the-connection-between-verbal-abuse-and-anxiety-everyone-ignores/ #abuse #bullying #work #domesticviolence #home #depression #suicide #prevention #anxiety #mentalhealth

*** So many of these—like old friends—keep company in my mind, linger for a warm “Goodbye!” and one last look behind. To see all 34, go to this site: https://www.scribendi.com/advice/compelling_first_lines_of_famous_books.en.html Banner image by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

*** Where we were just we is where you’ll always find me. • Words mine; photo credit: @larsvandegoor

*** Russet sparks from quivering lips, and tawny, teasing fingertips fly from ’neath ebony hair, and dark brown eyes: evergreen lies.

What can YOU do, say, or write that will make a difference in the lives of people who will be living eight hundred years from now? Certain medieval transcripts resonate eight hundreds after they were written. I learned of some written by a gentleman from Pisa, and I fell in love with him. Would you like to learn more about him, too? I would love to introduce you to Leonardo Pisano, aka Fibonacci. You can read about him in my book, "Master Fibonacci: The Man Who Changed Math," which is available on Amazon and also for free download on my publisher's website: Fibonacci.com #Fibonacci #FibonacciSequence #Math #History #Biography #writing #legacy #ruthlessredpen

*** Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair. Parsley, more fair than golden straw, through window yon to me dost draw my sighs! My Love, your tender tears and all these hours—now freed from fears— like tempests of a hundred years shall fade as shade in sun withdraws.••• ••• "Rapunzel" is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (the Brothers Grimm), and first published in 1812 as part of “Hausmärchen” (“Children's and Household Tales”). The Grimm Brothers' story is an adaptation of the fairy tale “Rapunzel” by Friedrich Schulz, published in 1790. Schulz had adapted an even earlier story written by Italian Giambattista Basile, in which the lady fair was named Petrosinella (or Parsley). ••• Words mine; photo credit: @j.meade.images • #Rapunzel #Grimm #fairytales #German #Italian #Parsley

*** I am pleased to announce that my book is now available on Amazon; it is also available on my publisher's website, which is now open and in Beta. https://fibonacci.com/ • “Master Fibonacci: The Man Who Changed Math” is a history/biography of the man named Leonardo from Pisa, Italy, who wrote math books in the early thirteenth century which were very popular. He was beloved by his countrymen because he taught people how to use and calculate with the Arabic numerals, which was much easier to do than with the cumbersome Roman numerals. I fell in love with Leonardo (aka Fibonacci) because he was not only a genius, he was humble, too! I hope you will read my book and learn more about him; perhaps you, too, will discover a new appreciation for the beauty of math in our world! Since the site is in Beta, a lot of changes and improvements are coming. If you or anyone else visit the site and see any issues, please reach out and let me know. Thank you! :) #joy #publishing #writer #author #MathHistory #Fibonacci #FibonacciSequence

*** It is am•waze•ing to me how different parts of the country have routines that I’ve never heard of! I am here in San Francisco, enjoying the San Francisco Writers Conference (with an extended day of workshops tomorrow) and I am petsitting in Oakland (through TrustedHouseSitters); it saves me hundreds $$$ on hotel bills. Anyway, to get back and forth from Oakland to SF, Pedro showed me how to use the app Waze, which pairs riders with drivers. At first I asked incredulously, “People get in cars with strangers (meaning, they aren’t Lyft or Uber drivers so they haven’t had background checks)???” It has been enjoyable riding with these strangers who have been (for the most part) very friendly. If you have Waze in your city and you haven’t tried it, I highly recommend it! #Commute #work #SFWC19 #sanfrancisco #carpool

*** Terrified, he clasps the hand of Courage and steps out into the chasm, expecting to fall; but there is a bridge upon which his footfall rests—formerly camouflaged, unseen but solid as stone, nonetheless. Step out into the chasm.

*** As empty air moves stiffly from one bare frozen plain to another, so hope trudges lightly treaded pathways ’twixt slightly warmer breaths.

*** Ruthless Red Pen

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