Link Love XIII
April 24, 2015 |
| Image courtesy Always Well Within |
Guess what I’m doing today? I’m having a Field Trip Friday
with my partner in adventure, Laure Ferlita. Come back to this here space next week for photos and details.
In the meantime, I leave you with the thirteenth edition of
Link Love. I hope you find the following collection of Internet goodies as
interesting as I did:
This article, “7 Cultural Concepts We Don’t Have in the
U.S.,” intrigued me. I enjoy learning about what other cultures value.
Personally, I’m a fan of gemütlichkeit, and I wrote about wabi-sabi
here, and kaizen here.
One thing U.S. culture does have is an obsession with
personal appearance. As I get older, I’m becoming more interested in what’s on
the inside rather than the outside (which, let’s be frank, is not what it once
was and won’t be ever again). This article helped: “Aging With Grace: Myth or Reality?”
I often include posts from Dani DiPirro’s blog, Positively
Present, in Link Love, and for good reason. She’s always got something
interesting to say. In this post, she
writes: “Happiness in the general sense is what many people strive for, but
what they should be striving for instead is to cultivate a positive mindset
that will lead to more happy moments. Creating a positive mindset involves a
lifestyle change and a complete shift in how you see the world…. Happy moments,
on the other hand, can be created with small acts.”
I identify with many of Austin Kleon’s “33 Thoughts on Reading.” Especially numbers one, eight, 16 (sigh) and 18.
I especially like the first suggestion listed in “9 Mostly Free Ways to Spark Creativity and Fun.”
Some stories seem simple but pack a huge punch. Click here
to read “10 Lessons From the Story of the Mexican Fisherman.”
What would constitute a perfect day for you? This video, by
Brenden Burchard, discusses “How to Design the Perfect Day.”
4 comments
Dear Kathy- I think it is wonderful you and Laure are going to be doing a field trip together. Will so look forward to seeing what you two fun gals will be doing. In the meantime I am going to check out your intriguing links. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteDebbie--We had fun, and I'll be posting about it on Friday. Hope you enjoy the links!
ReplyDeleteHow great, a "field trip". I old teaching fellow and I used to call them "serendipity days." The perfect day: not a problem for me to design one or a lot! If only I didn't have the practical tasks, some of which are hard to do, as I do today...I will remember to have a perfect day when this is finished. I look forward to hearing about your adventure!
ReplyDeleteRita--"Serendipity days"--I like it! Yes, it's too bad that our daily practical tasks so often get in the way of our "perfect days." Guess that makes them all the sweeter when they do occur.
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