I love this idea of highlighting posts that changed one's thinking! Your notes about the posts, Joyce, are informative and inviting. I'm honored to have a post included in this way. Spending time with Marietta Holley's writing left me with the very same impression: Is humor the ingredient we need to use more? And maybe a certain kind of humor that doesn't so much cut down other people as cut down the foolish ideas while caring about the people. We see so much disdain for people now; Marietta Holley didn't write like that.
I share your appreciation for George's art notes (and selections) and David's perspectives on culture. You've introduced me to Helen. What treasures!
Oh, Joyce; I love reading your substack. My problem is I keep going down rabbit holes with others' substacks and doing a lot of readling and not much else! I need to rein myself in and stay only with what i can manage before my own neglected life tasks pile up into a gyre. Your substack of course is a keeper and one of my very favorites~ thanks for the heart, generosity, and the open mindedness and curiosity you bring to the table. Lots to dig into here and I need to catch up on your memoir first! I'm a slow-osmose-er and would be perfectly happy just reading here and absorbing slowly. Love the idea of Penniless Philanthropy - this is the tribe I want to be part of, and what you already bring to the banquet of possibilities.
BB ... your comments bring me such joy and I'd be delighted to be part of your tribe! I know Substack is a river and as a reader, I often feel overwhelmed , so don't every feel bad because you don't have time for everything. None of us do. hugs, j
Lots to love about this tapestry you just wove in front of us. So many colorful threads and connections! Discovering Helen Conway was the best. Then the deeper dive into her articles and website to get context on what happened before this article happened. A bonus is sharing her experience at an Elizabeth Gilbert event and the line we may all identify with, "...wondering if she had anything to say that was not already in the very public domain in which she lives her life."
Thank you Anita for cheering for "Penniless Philantropy" I absolutely love this concept. I can now cheer for "when so many choices come my way cheer for what lights me up, makes me feel alive. What comes from within me?" Right on Joyce. And I add...does this bring me joy and enthusiasm?
I love this idea of highlighting posts that changed one's thinking! Your notes about the posts, Joyce, are informative and inviting. I'm honored to have a post included in this way. Spending time with Marietta Holley's writing left me with the very same impression: Is humor the ingredient we need to use more? And maybe a certain kind of humor that doesn't so much cut down other people as cut down the foolish ideas while caring about the people. We see so much disdain for people now; Marietta Holley didn't write like that.
I share your appreciation for George's art notes (and selections) and David's perspectives on culture. You've introduced me to Helen. What treasures!
Oh, Joyce; I love reading your substack. My problem is I keep going down rabbit holes with others' substacks and doing a lot of readling and not much else! I need to rein myself in and stay only with what i can manage before my own neglected life tasks pile up into a gyre. Your substack of course is a keeper and one of my very favorites~ thanks for the heart, generosity, and the open mindedness and curiosity you bring to the table. Lots to dig into here and I need to catch up on your memoir first! I'm a slow-osmose-er and would be perfectly happy just reading here and absorbing slowly. Love the idea of Penniless Philanthropy - this is the tribe I want to be part of, and what you already bring to the banquet of possibilities.
BB ... your comments bring me such joy and I'd be delighted to be part of your tribe! I know Substack is a river and as a reader, I often feel overwhelmed , so don't every feel bad because you don't have time for everything. None of us do. hugs, j
Lots to love about this tapestry you just wove in front of us. So many colorful threads and connections! Discovering Helen Conway was the best. Then the deeper dive into her articles and website to get context on what happened before this article happened. A bonus is sharing her experience at an Elizabeth Gilbert event and the line we may all identify with, "...wondering if she had anything to say that was not already in the very public domain in which she lives her life."
Thanks, Georgia! What an adventure we're on.
Thank you Anita for cheering for "Penniless Philantropy" I absolutely love this concept. I can now cheer for "when so many choices come my way cheer for what lights me up, makes me feel alive. What comes from within me?" Right on Joyce. And I add...does this bring me joy and enthusiasm?
Thanks, Barbara ... and yes to enthusiasm, the lesson you bring with you every step of every day.
Did you hear me cheering when you highlighted this theme?
Substack, a “service model” I’m calling it “penniless philanthropy.” 🌿
I also appreciate you reposting the March flipbook. I shared it with others.🙋
What a.smile your comment brings me!