Content notes for "Life-Bonding Loyalty"

These are the content notes for "Life-Bonding Loyalty."

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Coping Skills: Inspirational Quotes

Folks have mentioned an interest in questions and conversations that make them think. So I've decided to offer more of those. This is the current list of coping skills.

4. Keep an inspirational quote with you.

There are many ways to do this. You can put a favorite quote on the wall. Check out Successories posters; I love these things for the gorgeous imagery as well as wise words.  If you prefer crafts, consider embroidered quotes.  For something more portable, use pocket rocks.  You can also paint your own; here are some ideas. 

Me, I collect quote books.  I also make up my own quotes.  A LOT.  Something I often say to my students: "If you're not making any mistakes, you're not learning, you're coasting."

Poem: "Handwashing in the Anthropocene"

This is the freebie from the September crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by a prompt from scrubjayspeaks. It also fills the "WILD CARD: Be Here Now" square in my 9-1-21 card for the Platonic Love Fest Bingo.

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Unsold Poems for the September 7, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl

The following poems from the September 7, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my Dreamwidth profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods. There are still verses left in the linkback poems "Everything That Blooms," "In the Shade of the Mighty Oak," "Let the Children Lead Us," "Autumn's Palette," "Pumpkin Spice Prosperity," "Delight in Another," "A Sense of Weather Changes," "Ouroboros Insects," "The Loving Embrace of Night," "Generations of Cooks Past," and "Begin to Understand Ourselves."

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Poetry Fishbowl Report for September 7, 2021

This month's theme was "Leadership and Followship." I wrote from 1:15 PM to 6:30 AM, so about 15 hours 15 minutes, allowing for breaks. I wrote 4 poems on Tuesday and 9 later in the week.

Participation was up somewhat, with 14 comments on LiveJournal and another 54 on Dreamwidth. A total of 17 people sent prompts.


Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the September 7, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"Finding Yourself in a Crisis"
"First Give Something in Charity"
"That Flash of a Moment"
"A Vicious Circle of Influence"
"The Year of Release"

"Begin to Understand Ourselves" (An Army of One, May 31, 2021) (linkback perk)
"An Embodiment of Human Creativity" (Polychrome Heroics, July 6, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl) (free epic)


Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list from September 7. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available. All sponsored poems have been posted.


This month's donors include: librarygeek and Anthony & Shirley Barrette. There were no new donors. There is 1 tally toward a bonus fishbowl.


The Poetry Fishbowl has a landing page.

Bingo

I have made bingo down the B, I, and N columns of my 9-1-21 card for the Platonic Love Fest Bingo. I also have 3 extra fills.

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