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Comment on You Don’t Need an Audience to Do The Right Thing by ddfalvo

ddfalvo — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:28:16 +0000

Yes.

That’s really all I want to write because you said it all. I won’t recount my own stories, except to say I feel so strongly about your point that I have a scene in my book that addresses it.

I’ll add that Reader’s Digest once ran an experiment along these lines. They went to cities and threw wallets with $50. inside upon the ground in high traffic areas. And then they watched. Many finders worked hard to find the owner. Doesn’t hearing that make you feel good? Every now and then I love to think about it, and smile.

The article is from 2001, and is called Finder’s Keepers. The 2 page article is still on the internet as a downloadable PDF file.

Comment on You Don’t Need an Audience to Do The Right Thing by Sevigne

Sevigne — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:19:47 +0000

I’ve never been particularly fond of the saying, “What comes around goes around,” but I do believe we each have a karmic line. And while we can’t be responsible for the things other people do, we can be responsible for what we choose to do. In the end, it is conscience that will save the world–not money. Because conscience is Love and Truth, and when these are present in our awareness, a trust in something within ourselves, which we can never see, or touch, or feel, but that we know when it is present, rises up and makes us deeply human.

Comment on You Don’t Need an Audience to Do The Right Thing by Heather Marsten

Heather Marsten — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:15:17 +0000

Yes. And I’m sure God honored your honesty. I had a similar experience, finding forty dollars outside the post office. My kids started saying, “Finder’s keepers.” I told them that wasn’t right. I went into the post office and asked, “Did anyone drop any money?” Someone checked their pockets, blanched, and then came up to me. I asked them how much they lost, and they said forty dollars. After I gave the person their money my kids asked why. I explained that their money might have been all they had for food for their family or something else crucial.

They learned. One day my son found twenty dollars on the cafeteria floor. He turned it over to the office. After a month, when no one claimed the money, the office gave it to him. I was pleased that he was honest to do that.

Have a blessed day.

Comment on You Don’t Need an Audience to Do The Right Thing by Mike Crape

Mike Crape — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:08:34 +0000

Excellent stories, I like the way you roll!

Comment on The Three Little Pigs and the Big, Bad Dinosaur by ddfalvo

ddfalvo — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:36:50 +0000

Oh my goodness! That was amazing. He had plot structure, escalating conflict and a satisfying resolution. He’s a prodigy.

Comment on Conversations with Children: Pros and Cons of Reincarnation by Mimi Broihier, writer & blogger

Mimi Broihier, writer & blogger — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:52:23 +0000

Big Brother is a soulful and loving child. How wonderful he can talk with you about these things.

Comment on Conversations with Children: Pros and Cons of Reincarnation by Mike Crape

Mike Crape — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:50:17 +0000

Love this, thanks for sharing!

Comment on Don’t Tell Anyone, But Outlining is Secretly Awesome by Jody Moller

Jody Moller — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:04:25 +0000

I normally start by giving each of my chapters a one sentence descriptor of what is going to happen (eg from my current WIP chapter 1 – Mila wakes up in body bag). Then I flesh out dot points (maybe a few hundred words per chapter) on exactly what is going to happen and most importantly where the characters need to be physically and emotionally at the end of the chapter (especially important when using rotating POV like in my current WIP). I use the program Storybook for my outlines, I love it, helps me keep track of everything and I just always have it open in the background while I’m writing. The program also holds all of my character and location descriptions aswell.

Comment on Resistance is Futile: A Poem about Writing by Alex Hurst

Alex Hurst — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:17:05 +0000

Would have missed this one, except it was reblogged elsewhere. What a fab post! I need to remember to check back here more regularly. ^_^ It’s a very sweet poem.

Comment on Conversations with Children: Pros and Cons of Reincarnation by Mayfair Mum

Mayfair Mum — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:22:59 +0000

Ps Just noticed my blog is listed over there >>>>! Thanks for linking back! I am not worthy (but I m grateful!)