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Oct 12, 2023

Name an author, character, film, performance, painting… that gifts you a feeling of inspiration and/or empowerment.

“Whaaaaah-t’s our nehhx-t fruhhhhn-teer?”

Nia agrees that the fear factor of making videos has evaporated. It’s time to take another step. “Today we’ll make an unannounced visit to the cancer clinic — with copies of Poise.”

Calliope feels the pull of two against one and begins drafting a mind story about how exciting today’s adventure will be.

I still remember the shudder when I sensed a knowing as sure as fact — that I might only truly become my fullest self if I explored and stayed open to moving through daunting terrain.
~Sarah Lewis: The Rise

A note from LoveLetterist:

On Saturday's bookstore adventure, I asked passers-by if they'd write down the name of an inspirational figure with Sharpie on a leaf. (As you can see, my participants were low in number, but high in diversity!)

I also wrote on two leaves that are not in the photograph.

Charlotte from Charlotte's Web and Viktor Frank from Man's Search for Meaning

The idea to ask sprang from an anthology my editor published just days ago titled Dearest Devised Darling. The book is a collection of gratitude letters written to characters who've impacted individual lives.

Here's a link: https://www.amazon.com/Dearest-Devised-Darling-Afarin-Rava/dp/B0CK3ZX97P/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?crid=341GUSQ1IDJFY&keywords=dear+devised+darlings&qid=1697121087&sprefix=dear+devised+darlings%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1-fkmr0

Who inspires you?

To do what?

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