 Reasons for Keeping:
93. to stay curious 94. to discover eco-systems 95. to discover my "own little piece of brotherly work" 96. to be more intentional 97. to care for what has been given 98. to have more modes of expression 99. to "kick at the darkness"
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 "Spring on the Window, Tatyana Yablonskaya 1954 Reasons for Keeping:
86. to Practice the Presence 87. to put fewer obstacles in anyone's way 88. to gather substantives 89. for self-direction 90. Monet painted Rouen Cathedral 30+ times 91. in communion with my students 92. for the love of pencils  Reasons for Keeping:
79. our "duty of praise" 80. to return to "the enthusiasm of childhood" 81. to "study to be quiet" 82. to become a revolutionary 83. to think for ourselves 84. to understand the times 85. to "read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest"  Lost Sheep, Lake District, England Image by Mark Howells-Mead Reasons for Keeping:
71. to slow the "virus of technique" 72. to knock on the door of a larger room 73. to practice looking for Light 74. to fast from social media 75. as ballast 76. to see patterns 77. to trace the "ancestors and progeny" of ideas  Notebook by Mandy Pattullo Reasons for Keeping:
64. for educational healing 65. to turn to the Supreme Educator 66. to experience the Ambleside Method 67. to have a growth mindset 68. to make healthy boundaries - your page, my page 69. for self-compelling power 70. to learn Ourselves  The Notes of Isaac Newton "Sometimes, we’re so afraid of creation that we don’t even leave blank pages around. " Seth Godin Reasons for Keeping: 57. to fail 58. to begin again 59. to draw more 60. to live with questions 61. to see the world more sacramentally 62. to listen with the heart 63. fulness of life  "I was amazed how few people had any idea of the names of the live beings inhabiting their little plot of land." ~ Natalie Goldberg Reasons for Keeping:
50. for the sake of names 51. to become more habitual 52. to understand human nature 53. to allow time for observation and gestation 54. to expand my vocabulary 55. to copy good writing 56. to admire design  Kyra Clegg's book. Image by David Knight Reasons for Keeping:
43. the serendipity of flipping pages 44. to be grounded in reality 45. for the love of paper 46. to ponder the thoughts of others 47. to invite new thoughts 48. to enjoy imperfection 49. to honor the Grand Conversation  Source Unknown  Lenten Rose, Image by Laurie Bestvater Reasons for Keeping:
22. to count the riches of each day 23. the call of paper and pen 24. to remember 25. to hope 26. to live more solitude 27. to connect more with others 28. it is necessary to me |
"Thus, I propose that the middle of February remind CM admirers
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