Category Archives: Writings by Wordsmiths and Others

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My Mother’s Wisdom

Posted on May 8, 2016 by joanneeddy

“My mother … she is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of steel. I want to grow old and be like her.” ― Jodi Picoult My mother was not a cookie baking, stay at home, mom. … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged aphorisms, Mom, Mother's Day, mothers, my Mother's wisdom, tough broad, wisdom sayings | 29 Comments

To Play in May – On Health

Posted on May 3, 2016 by joanneeddy

“Life is a song – sing it. Life is a game – play it. Life is a challenge – meet it. Life is a dream – realize it. Life is a sacrifice – make it. Life is love – Enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged games, play, Play and healing, Play and health, Playing games, The health benefits of play | 7 Comments

A Life Lesson from Spring

Posted on April 24, 2016 by joanneeddy

“Life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory.” Leonard Nimoy four days before his death “To possess ideas is to gather flowers; to think is to weave them into garlands.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged "Life is like a garden" Nimoy quote, Beginning again after grief, gardening, grief, iris, Irises, Leonard Nimoy, life after loss, Life is a garden in our memory, Life lessons from spring, life renewed in spring, Master Gardeners, Memories of my mother, My mother, Spring takes guts, Spring will come, spring will come it will always come, Starting fresh after loss | 19 Comments

The Wind in Spring

Posted on April 6, 2016 by joanneeddy

The Wind in Spring My breezy love has turned so cold, … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged Cold and Blustery wind, poems about spring, Poems about wind, Poetry, The Wind in Spring | 7 Comments

Happy New Year’s…On April Fools

Posted on April 1, 2016 by joanneeddy

Did you know that April 1st used to be the start of the new year? I didn’t until I stumbled on this today. My husband says I never met an odd bit of data or history or folklore that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged April Fool's Day, New Years before the new calendar, Old New Years, Pope Gregory XIII, the history of April Fools Day | 11 Comments

Especially in Spring

Posted on March 16, 2016 by joanneeddy

“Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more to day than dawn. The sun is but a morning star.” Henry David Thoreau I admit it. I’m a morning person. There is something about the quiet before anyone is … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged a poem on light, a poem on spring, Especially in Spring, light, Poetry about light, poetry about spring, Spring, the light in the spring | 19 Comments

Stress, Lobsters, and Hermit Crabs

Posted on March 2, 2016 by joanneeddy

“A lobster lives within a rigid shell. As the lobster grows that shell becomes confining. The lobster feels itself under pressure and uncomfortable. It goes under rocks to protect itself, and casts off the shell, replacing it with a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged Dr. Abraham Twerski, Joanne eddy, Lobsters and Hermit Crabs, Rabbi Twerski, Stress, Stress and lobsters, Stress and lobsters and hermit crabs, stress as part of growth, stress in times of change, Super Tuesday and Hermit crabs | 17 Comments

On Leap Year and Red Petticoats

Posted on February 29, 2016 by joanneeddy

“In many European countries, especially in the upper classes of society, tradition dictates that a woman may propose to a man on February 29th. If he refuses, he has to buy her 12 pairs of gloves. The intention is that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged how querying an agent is like on-line dating, keeping new year resolutions, leap year, leap year customs, leap year proposals, query letters and on-line dating, querying agents | 4 Comments

The Great Creek Adventure

Posted on February 17, 2016 by joanneeddy

“Character develops in the stream of life.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Study how water flows in a valley streams, smoothly and freely between the rocks. Also learn from holy books and wise people. Everything – even mountains, rivers, plants and … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged "Character develops in the stream of life", Everything mountains rivers plants and tree should be your teacher, Everything should be your teacher, Following the Creek, Following the Crick, Goethe, Growing up, Learning about life from nature, Learning life lessons, Nature as a Teacher, The Great Creek Adventure | 2 Comments

Amateur Day

Posted on February 14, 2016 by joanneeddy

Love is something you can’t describe. … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged Amateur Day, finding real love, giving Valentines, Happy Valentine's Day, Love is something you can't describe like the look of a rose the smell of the rain the feeling of forever, not waiting for Valentine's Day to be romantic, real love, the feeling of forever, Valentine's Day | 3 Comments

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