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Happy Halloween! If you / your pets / your kiddos dressed up this year, I would love to see! Feel free to send a pic over :) Here's our costume--we are officially in our bird watching era and below are this month's shares. |
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- Merlin Bird ID I've been using this bird ID app and it's been so helpful! It's free, it identifies by sound, and I also enjoy their emails. Thank you Vanesa for the rec!
- The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad Read the latest one: Prompt 309. Beethoven & the Blues Jon Batiste on spontaneous composition & Hollynn Huitt on imagination. There are always beautiful words of inspiration and wisdom along with thought provoking questions. Thank you Ellen for sharing this newsletter with me!
- āThe legendary Thelonious Monk once said, āA genius is the one who is most like himself.ā I love that quote because it speaks to authenticity. It speaks to the need to be exactly who you are, and to do the thing that is most innate to you. Nobody else has your specific talents, your interests, your experience, your skills, or your perspective. If you channel that kind of authentic expression, you bring things into the world that nobody else ever has or will. All you need is some imaginationābecause itās up to you to create the blueprint for the thing you want to see in the world.ā An excerpt from John Batiste's piece in the above newsletter. Thank you Ellen once more for highlighting this section!
- Write Your Own Poem Sign up for Mary Walker's free course, A Moment in Time, where she'll lead you through the process of writing a poem drawing on two powerful elements you already haveāmemories, and love for a child, special person, or pet!
- 40 of the cutest dog costumes from the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in NYC!
- Feeling hopeless? Make some art. Read more in this comic style article about science-backed techniques to quickly snap you out of a funk. (Also, don't be intimidated by art--it doesn't have to be a masterpiece. It can be simple doodles with a pen, coloring--just have fun with it!)
- Group chat idea If you have friends all over the country or world, once in awhile have everyone snap a pic of where they are at--maybe a look at the scenery or the sunset. It's fun to see and it's also a lovely reminder of how we can still connect even when we are miles away. Vanesa, Ellen, Susan, and I happened to do this and we loved it! Here are our pics.
- Team Pirate or Team Chucky? Watch with sound on for maximum effect.
- Little Pumpkin Spice Listen to this cute song by Luci Acoustix
- Halloween Trivia: Guess the top 5 most popular candies and when you're ready, here are the answers. How many did you get right?
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Wishing you lots of sweet treats and spooky fun tonight! |
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PS: A few October snapshots - fall in WA, thankful to get quality time with Ellen, Jessica, Colleen, and Erin, rainbow after the storm, murals in the city, autumn walks with Valentine, and a few more of her as a baby bird :) |
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