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Hello! My name is Shannon Taylor. I'm a former editor living in the woods of Wisconsin with my husband, four children, and lots of pets. I created this blog as a place to gather my thoughts and share ideas as I squeeze in some writing whenever the kids aren't looking.

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Archive for 'Mugs of Wisdom'

Mug of Wisdom #33 / Flannery O’Connor

Mug of Wisdom #32 / Henry Van Dyke

Mug of Wisdom #31 / Lucy Maud Montgomery

Mug of Wisdom #30 / J. R. R. Tolkien

Mug of Wisdom #29 / Gretchen Rubin

This quote by Gretchen Rubin (author of The Happiness Project) popped up on several blogs after the recent ALT Summit. My understanding is that Ms. Rubin was giving an address and told the audience that she had given up on trying to find work-life balance. Instead she was going to—well, the Mug of Wisdom will [...]

Mug of Wisdom #28 / C. S. Lewis

Mug of Wisdom #27

Your Moment of Zen

(If you look closely, you can see the steam rising from the coffee. This time of year, the morning light hits our dining table at just the right angle for us to see steam dancing atop our coffee. Like many things, it’s always there but we don’t always see it. Tim wrote a poem about [...]

Mug of Wisdom #26 / Michelangelo

Mug of Wisdom #25 / Nolan Bushnell

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