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Connie's Corner

by Sweating in the swamp!

Rated: 13+ · Book · Biographical · #1718540

Day to day stuff....a memoir without order.

A special sig made for me by Mystic and gifted to me by Kat.

Imagination is described by Webster as...The act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses in reality. Albert Einstein said "Logic will get you from A to B, but imagination will take you everywhere."

I never realized it until I read it somewhere but there are ways to boost one's imagination:

Create a visual journal
Draw whatever you see for 15 minutes a day. You don't need to be an artist.

Think like an artist
Cut out pictures from magazines & piece them together to create an original image.

Listen to Bach
Close your eyes while playing your favorite music. Or listen to the sounds of nature on a CD or in the great outdoors.

Play word games
Try thinking of as many words as you can that begin with MAR...or you pick.

Daydream
Let your mind wander, or focus on a single object & study its characteristics.

Everyone has a story....here's mine.....c

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Kåre เลียม Enga

Aug 19, 2025 at 8:14pm
In response to "A couple things of note"

I speak to children. They need to be seen and heard... imho.

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Wordsmitty ✍️

Jun 30, 2025 at 1:08pm
In response to "A Change for the Better"

I remember those! As a kid, my parents signed up (I think that was the sixties). I remember the originals had a dark cover (reddish?) and the yearbooks were white. There's something about flipping pages and knowing how to use the index that was fun. They were still in my parents house in the ninties. Gone now, of course. So many books that we learned from, gone, too.

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Kåre เลียม Enga

Jun 23, 2025 at 7:53pm
In response to "Rain"

Yes, turmoil. Do the thunder claps speak of war?

Sweating in the swamp!

Jun 7, 2025 at 8:31am
In response to "Life History"

Sometimes we share sad stories. Mostly, they have been about spouses or members who have died (did I say we were an "old" group?). I really can't remember anyone telling a sad growing up story, but it would be welcome.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Jun 6, 2025 at 9:34pm
In response to "Life History"

Yes, I hope the young person comes back. She'll learn a lot if she's interviewing her grandmother and more mature writers may be able to help with context.

Are sad stories allowed? I grew up with people who thought my life was TMI (too much information).

Kåre เลียม Enga

Jun 1, 2025 at 1:45pm
In response to "Ten Days?"

I got so busy... time to catch up.

96° yesterday. 70s today. At least the heat was dry and we only had 3 hot days.

Why not submit! Submittable is located here in Missoula...

Me? I need to find a local writer's group. Covid killed the one I once belonged to.

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Kåre เลียม Enga

May 20, 2025 at 10:51pm
In response to "Reading my book...."

The practice video on facebook?

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Kåre เลียม Enga

May 12, 2025 at 8:26pm
In response to "The Perfect Mother's Day"

Yep. Here too. Rain promised yesterday came today.

Glad to read you spent time with family.

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citruspocket

Apr 13, 2025 at 6:51am
In response to "One Weird Storm"

Wow, you're getting some weird weather over there!

I love finding an author who is prolific and who you consistently like, so you have a big long list of books to go through. I've read all the Terry Pratchetts and am almost finished working my way through all the Agatha Christie novels!

Jeff

Apr 9, 2025 at 10:17pm
In response to "New four eyes"

I think I'm overdue for a new pair of glasses as well... I've had my current ones for almost 10 years at this point!

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#169. this and that
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#168. Time out...
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#167. Things are looking up...
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#166. Just happened to be sitting here...
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#165. Better but still in the "big house".
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#164. Blogs are few & far between...
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#163. CT news...
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#162. Can't remember...
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#161. Yummy salads...
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#160. Who knew?
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#159. You always remember....
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#158. A wasp?
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#157. An old sewing machine....
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#156. Who knew?
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#155. Not many thoughts...
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#154. Goodnight, Irene....
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#153. Mowers don't always go....
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#152. Too tired...
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#151. A what kind of tree?
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#150. Jinx it - not
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#149. While I was waiting...
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#148. Murphy's Law
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#147. Hard work...
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#146. Another chance...
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#145. Another award....
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#144. Unlucky coincidence...
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#143. Our house....
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#142. At a loss...
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#141. Love at first sight...
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#140. OOOOKay....here's a poem...
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#139. A thoughtful prompt...
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#138. Prompt free day...
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#137. Seeing as a child must be different...
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#136. Enough blame to go around....
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#135. It's hard to pretend you're dying...
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#134. Thoughts before sleep....
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#133. Organizing...
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#132. Mediocrity...
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#131. My Guy...
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#130. Everything....
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#129. Random tips the scale...
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#128. Both?
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#127. Many mysteries still exist....
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#126. Nothing earth-shattering...
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#125. Meditation, perhaps....
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#124. All shapes and forms....
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#123. Just once...
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#122. What...?
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#121. Inspiring.....?
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#120. Here today and gone.....?
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#119. A birthday message...
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#118. Music, or no music?
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#117. What an invention that would be?
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#116. Insightful...
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#115. For or against?
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#114. Celebrations unique to our area...
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#113. Insignificant, yet.....
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#112. Mid-year reflection....
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#111. Searching...
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#110. June is Florida's rainiest month...how true!
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#109. Ready to bite the bullet...
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#108. Late on the news...
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#107. Snake charmer?
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#106. Dad's Day...
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#105. Thinking about my mom...
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#104. A storm...
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#103. googling...
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#102. A little late getting the news...
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#101. Still popping...
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#100. Thanks for the concern about Jim...
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#99. Sort of stressful so far...
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#98. So tired...
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#97. Editing...
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#96. Horoscopes....
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#95. My future flashing before my eyes...
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#94. Masterpiece Classics
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#93. A strange message.
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#92. Getting closer...
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#91. A funny thing happened on my last library visit.
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#90. Back on track...
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#89. A beautiful Easter weekend.
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#88. Tired out tonight....
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#87. Jim's pt is on the back burner...
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#86. My neighbor had her baby...
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#85. The moving man cometh...
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#84. A beautiful Sunday....
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#83. In a dreamy mood today...
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#82. Rain has finally stopped.
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#81. Suwannee River...
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#80. tap tap tap tap....
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#79. Beautiful weekend, weatherwise...
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#78. Sneezing....
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#77. So sad...
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#76. Another PT visit...
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#75. One little gripe today...
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#74. Working late...
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#73. I am soooo poooped!
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