Video Newsletter 12.08: “The Artist’s Way”

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron ¤

Music by Dmitrii Spis from Pixabay
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Newsletter Video 10.151 to 10.160

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Newsletters and Videos

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Here’s what’s coming on ¤ under1000skies ¤

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Newsletters and Videos ¤

Our first Newsletter, 1.1

The first newsletter (1.1) was published on June 15, 2019. By 1.4, I added the first video. On December 31, 2019, I published a year of Gems. By January 11, 2020, I started themes. The first theme was “Solace.”

Between Newsletter Video 2.22 (July 4, 2020) and 2.24 (July 18, 2020) I skipped a number (2.23). Since I did a series of J.R.R. Tolkien quotes during our Annual Kindspring Eowyn Challenge, I will be creating a video with the JRR theme and labeling it 2.23.

There are two one-day themes (Friday and May the Fourth).

Gems will begin again on Monday. The theme for the next two weeks will be “Intuition.” Then, beginning on September 20 until October 8, the theme will be “Journey.” This is to honor the Fourth Annual 21-Day KindSpring Eowyn Challenge (beginning September 23, 2021). It will once again follow the journey of Frodo, Sam, Pippin and Merry from The Shire to Rivendell. The Journal of Samwise Gamgee (“illustrated” by his daughter Elanor) for all 28 days of that journey is here (Bag End to Rivendell).

In reverse order, these are all the Newsletters and (beginning with 1.4) Videos for under1000skies.org.. I will be making a subject list soon. In the meantime, if you want to find a specific subject to look for quotes, just use control-F on this page. And if you have an idea for a theme we haven’t covered yet, please let me know. I’d love to hear from you.

I will see you on Monday!

♥. Niki Flow

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Newsletter Video 3.2

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7.6
“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.”
RICHARD BACH

7.7
“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.”
GEORGE BURNS

7.8
“I sustain myself with the love of family.”
MAYA ANGELOU

7.9
“I have a wonderful shelter, which is my family.”
JOSÉ CARRERAS

7.10
“I believe the world is one big family, and we need to help each other.”
JET LI

7.11
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

7.12
“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.”
KHALIL GIBRAN

7.13
“A happy family is but an earlier heaven.”
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

7.14
“What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.”
-MOTHER TERESA

7.15
“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.”
JANE HOWARD

Music “Sweet” by BenSound.com

Newsletter Video 2:37

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ #JohnnyO ¤

Gems 6.215

Dear Stranger

Gems 6.216

The Stigma and the Turning Point

Gems 6.217

Anger vs. Heart

Gems 6.218

Joy to Write

Gems 6.219

Hope

Music by Vivaldi, The Four Seasons, Op. 8 from MuseOpen.org

Photos by Niki Flow

Poetry by John Steven Olander, Change Agent, Poet, Performer, Artist, and Rocky Mountain Volunteer Coordinator, under1000skies.org.

Thank you, John, for a week of inspiration. Thank you for your beautiful, creative contributions over the years since we met. Thank you for being such a shining light in the world.

I hope we have a great weekend.

♥. nf

Newsletter Video 2.33

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6.175
“My singing voice is somewhere between a drunken apology and a plumbing problem.”
–COLIN FIRTH

6.176
“Teach thy tongue to say, ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.”
-MAIMONIDES

6.177
“My folks came to U.S. as immigrants, aliens, and became citizens. I was born in Boston, a citizen, went to Hollywood and became an alien.”
-LEONARD NIMOY

6.178
“I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan.”
-JACKIE CHAN

6.179
“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.”
-CLIVE JAMES

6.180
“I just gave my cat a bath. Now how do I get all this fur off my tongue?”
-STEVE MARTIN

6.181
“Ian Fleming was my cousin, and he wanted me to play Dr. No, but by the time he got around to remembering to tell the producers, they’d already cast someone else. Spilt milk!”
-CHRISTOPHER LEE

6.182
“Oh, I could spend my life having this conversation – look – please try to understand before one of us dies.”
–JOHN CLEESE

6.183
“Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.”
-SICILIAN PROVERB

6.184
“After all is said and done/ You can’t go pleasing everyone.”
-JOHN LENNON, I’M STEPPING OUT

Photos by Picmonkey and Pixabay Photography Volunteers. Graphic Art by Niki Flow. Royalty-free music “Buddy” by Ben Tissot (www.BenSound.com).

Thank you!
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