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Optimism Virus to Battle the Cold Virus

January 29, 2010

My “optimism virus” has been outgunned this week by a cold virus. I tell you what, it has been hard to see “Only The Good!” When things are going wrong, it’s probably the best time to practice optimism, eh? Let me try to shoot down that cold virus with some optimism. [...]

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One Million Acts of Kindness — A Lifetime Goal

January 15, 2010

Kindness. Do you think that the trait of kindness is innate, or is it something that we “learn?” I’m not sure that everyone is born with it, but I think that most people can learn to be kind … although it takes practice. By practicing simple acts of kindness, I think we [...]

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All Warm Inside

January 8, 2010

Is it cold at your house? Around here it is the coldest it’s been in thirteen years! If you live in the north, I know you snicker when we complain about a couple of days of wind chill in the teens, but Texans aren’t always physically or mentally prepared for the Arctic blasts.
Last [...]

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A Different Side of “House”

January 1, 2010

When I watch British comedy, I get the same feeling I have when I eat Fritos dipped in applesauce. I know that it’s odd, and that there’s something “wrong” about liking it, but I do like it and I just can’t explain it. It is an acquired taste. If you are British, please [...]

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Leavening

December 18, 2009

Have you ever watched bread dough rising? I have. Trust me on this, it’s boring! When my Mamaw baked bread, she always told us kids to be quiet or the bread wouldn’t rise. I don’t know if that’s true … I think she was just making a feeble attempt to shut [...]

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A Week of Feasting

December 11, 2009

Food has been the focus of my week … not for me (because Lord knows I could stand to slow down on eating a bit — I’m already a member of The Sisterhood of the Grappling Pants), but for others. That is my good for this Only The Good Friday. If you are [...]

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Come Heck Or High Water — Or Snow Flurries — Only The Good

December 3, 2009

Have y’all ever noticed that it is easy to put a positive spin on things when life is running along smoothly? When the road gets rocky, being optimistic is much more difficult. However, that’s exactly when we need to practice seeing Only The Good the most.
These past few weeks, I am struggling more [...]

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Helping Others To Dress For Success

November 20, 2009

If I show up for work dressed in an outfit that is a bit wacky, it never raises eyebrows. In fact, people expect that a storyteller would dress in a way that is “out of the norm.” I’m an artist, after all, and I have to meet the expectations of my audience. [...]

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My Optimism is Challenged

November 6, 2009

Euphoria overwhelmed me yesterday as I finished my day of work. I had painted most of a closet and had my accounting paperwork close to orderly. My blog post of the day had been one for Mimi’s BlogBlast for Peace. In unison with thousands of other bloggers across the world, I had [...]

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The Knight Studio in Kilgore, Texas

October 30, 2009

The internet constantly amazes me. I suppose it can be used for good or evil, but this is Friday, so I’ll focus on only the good. That isn’t hard so hard to do, is it?
I enjoy having an encyclopedia at my fingertips, although I am sometimes overwhelmed at the massive amounts of information [...]

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A Year Of Optimism

October 23, 2009

I almost missed the anniversary! It was a year ago (October 17th, 2008) when I first decided to post only the good on Fridays. I can’t believe it has been that long, and I’m flabbergasted that I stuck with it. I am NOT a “goody two shoes” and optimism does NOT come [...]

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Dream Big And Then Run Like Thunder

October 16, 2009

As I rummaged around the office this morning, searching for something to tell you for Only The Good Friday, I came across a colorful crocheted granny square that was left over from a project that was coordinated on this blog two years ago. I sat down and cried. Don’t worry, they were tears [...]

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Make A Difference Day — It’s Good!

September 18, 2009

I’m looking forward to Saturday, October 24, 2009. It’s called National Make A Difference Day, and it’s a “celebration of neighbors helping neighbors.” That seemed like a “good” thing to share with you this Friday. At least y’all mateys it’s probably better than the International Talk Like A Pirate Day that I [...]

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Grace In Small Things Is Good

September 4, 2009

Some Fridays, I face this blog with trepidation. You see, I set as a goal for myself last October to post Only The Good on Fridays. I have to tell y’all that I am not an optimistic person by nature!
Although I am not as cynical as Ambrose Bierce (aka “Bitter” Bierce), who is [...]

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A Good Sanctuary For Exotic Animals

August 28, 2009

Perhaps a big cat in a “cage” doesn’t seem at first like a “good” thing … at least not for the cat (although, trust me, you want a barrier). At the International Exotic Animal Sanctuary there are sixty rescued cats enclosed, along with twelve bears. It is a VERY good thing. It’s [...]

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Changes In Only The Good

August 14, 2009

I tried to infect people with a virus. Yes I did. I wanted folks on the internet to succumb to an optimism virus. Since last fall, I have been posting each Friday about “good” stuff. Sometimes, I talked about really inspiring things. Other times, I was just plain silly, or [...]

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Spinning Out Of Control

August 7, 2009

At one time, my spinning was out of control! Did I tell y’all that I “spin yarns” both figuratively and literally?
Yes, spinning yarn on a spinning wheel is a hobby of mine, and it’s what led to me becoming a storyteller, or “spinner of yarns.”
Twenty-seven years ago, I was demonstrating spinning yarn [...]

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Ménage à trois

July 31, 2009

I’m not talking about what you think … at least, I don’t think so. I confess that I don’t really know for sure.
You see, I have a threesome of feathered visitors to my yard. A pair of cardinals and a “friend” visit the bird feeder I put out for them. [...]

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Vacation is Good

July 24, 2009

Ours is just a “mini-vacation” — a trip to the Capitol of the Lone Star State. We dashed down to Austin for an overnight trip to break the monotony of two weeks of working on our house and yard. Everybody needs a break from drudgery now and then so they can maintain an [...]

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We All Need Another Hero

July 17, 2009

How would you react in an emergency? I know that I don’t have whatever it takes to be a “hero.” Any time I get frightened or excited, you could put my brain in a bluejay and it would fly backwards. That’s why real heroes like Mike Schmidt amaze me.
Last year, he decided [...]

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