I do not know the source for this story. But I like the moral.
Karin
Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it.
From a distance, each looks like every other horse.
But if one stops the car, or is walking by, one will notice something quite amazing. Looking into the [...]
Entries Tagged 'Guest writer' ↓
A little story
June 2nd, 2008 — , About God, Guest writer from Karin @ Savvy Thinker
Let me know if you would like to review any book you’ve read
June 2nd, 2008 — , Books, Guest writer from Karin @ Savvy Thinker
Since I love to read, and I expect my readers do also, email me any thoughts you have on books you read and I will include them.
Thanks!
Karin
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The Land of Mango Sunsets (book)
June 2nd, 2008 — , Books, Guest writer from Karin @ Savvy Thinker
Today we have a guest writer reviewing for us. I’ve not read this book, but it will definitely go on my to-read list. If you have read the book, or any by this author, how do you rate them?
Karin
In The Land of Mango Sunsets, author Dorothea Benton Frank illustrates that coming of age [...]
All I need to know I learned from the Easter Bunny
March 25th, 2008 — , Guest writer, Humor from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
I thought this was a cute forward.
Karin
All I need to know I learned from the Easter Bunny!
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.
There’s no such thing as too much candy.
All work and no play can make you a basket case.
A cute tail attracts a lot of attention.
Everyone [...]
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A good insult
November 30th, 2007 — Guest writer, Just thinking from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
This was an Internet forward, but the cleverness of some of these was worth passing along. I did not check out every author to see if they were the real source. I know I always appreciate a quote from George Bernard Shaw and Gertrude Stein.
Karin
Ahh, a good insult is like . . . [...]
How irritable are you on any given day?
November 6th, 2007 — Guest writer, Just thinking, Opportunity, Prayer from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
What’s your irritation quotient? Do you find yourself with a constant underlying sense of irritation about the little things in life that should only be annoyances? Or does your irritation quotient go up only for select instances? Do you feel this is a function of not voicing some of the things that [...]
The amazing power of beads
October 26th, 2007 — Arts, Beading, Guest writer, Nature, Opportunity from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
I received this from Beading Daily. I could not find a link, but if someone provides me with one, I will be glad to change this post. Karin
The Amazing Power of Beads
Topic: People and Events
If there was a fire threatening your home and you had only minutes to grab a few things, what [...]
How adoption becomes part of the self, even into adulthood
October 14th, 2007 — Adoption, Guest writer from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
…these issues are issues I deal with as an adult adoptee…issues do not stop with childhood/adolescence, no matter what researchers or adoptive parents might think. Because part of opening myself to this list [IAT] is helping adoptive parents to see the ways that adoption shapes/touches/influences even those parts of our lives that seem separate…and to [...]
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Pay attention to the little stings of life
October 9th, 2007 — About God, Guest writer, Prayer from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
Norris Burkes writes thought provoking essays about real life and God. This essay talks about almost losing his daughter to a bee sting, but her new boyfriend thought fast enough to be aware. I like the analogy he gives with it.
…The whole thing got me thinking how we constantly obsess over the cataclysmic [...]
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Something about the learning curve for adoptive parents
August 29th, 2007 — Adoption, Guest writer, Just thinking from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
The question was asked of APs something like this: why do you stick around a list that is tough to listen to because the adoptees tell it like it is? Here’s one of the answers, with permission.
OK, here’s my story: I had a conversion experience.
When dd was age three we serendipitously discovered that [...]
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Positive Feedback
August 9th, 2007 — Guest writer, Opportunity, Quotations from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
Positive Feedback
From Kindness: Making a Difference in People’s Lives: Formulas, stories, and insights
By Zelig Pliskin
Some people identify themselves with their faults, weaknesses, and limitations. This weakens and limits them. Others identify themselves with their virtues, skills, and positive qualities. This strengthens those people and brings out their best.
Identify yourself with your strengths and virtues. [...]
More on if you could change your past
August 2nd, 2007 — About God, Adoption, Guest writer, Just thinking, Movies, Parenting, Quotations from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ the 1946 movie with Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey. I googled ‘what if I had never been born movie’ …up popped this familiar film, with this Plot Outline: “An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would had been like if he never existed.” Clarence [...]
RL conversation with 8.5 yr old
August 2nd, 2007 — Adoption, Guest writer, Just thinking from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
conversation bit yesterday with dd age 8.5 while talking about China parents.
“you really don’t feel like my real moms”
“I understand why you feel that way. It’s ok to feel what you feel.We want you to know that you do feel like our real daughter”
“You kind of feel like my vice-moms. You know, when the real [...]
To show how birthmother thoughts come in the midst of life
July 28th, 2007 — Adoption, Guest writer from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
The Grocery List
Grocery List:
Butter
Eggs
Milk
Pasta
Sitting, looking at this list
things I need
but can do without
One more thing needs to be added
thing I need
but can’t do without
Are they really selfless
these mothers that never were?
I have another new dog
passed around too many times
in her young life
Jumps at every sound
wary but wanting
the love I can give
Meanwhile,
Loki snuggles on my lap
has [...]
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Review of HP
July 26th, 2007 — Books, Guest writer from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
I loved this review from Times Online
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
By J.K. Rowling
Reviewed by Alice Fordham
Death and vengeance hang over this book from the outset.
Readers know that this is the last episode and that resolution will come only with heavy losses, besides which Rowling has hinted strongly at a bloodbath. As a consequence, the [...]
College Girl’s Harry Potter predictions
July 18th, 2007 — Books, Guest writer, Movies from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
These are CG’s predictions. They’ve morphed over time. What are yours?
I’d like to think Snape is not evil. Grown son thought, at one point, Snape wants to take over from Voldemort.
I’d like to think that Sirius and Dumbledore show up for the final show down.
JKR better not kill off any [...]
Discussing hope by Joan Borysenko
July 13th, 2007 — Books, Guest writer, Hope, Quotations from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
I’m currently reading Fire in the Soul: A New Psychology of Spiritual optimism. Again, I got this from the library until I knew if I would like to own it. (I’m currently reading several of her books, serially.) Much of the book has illustrations of various types of new-agey helps that she [...]
Leave people feeling better about themselves
July 11th, 2007 — Guest writer, Quotations, Relationships from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
A valuable principle to keep in mind is: Leave people feeling better about themselves as a result of having met you.
Some people take pleasure in putting others down. It makes them feel more powerful to make others feel lower. In reality, the perpetration of such a crime lowers and demeans the perpetrator rather than the [...]
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