Commonplace Book

My Commonplace Book ala Michel de Montaigne. For more details, see my post on the man who coined the term “essay”.

There are many quotes, thoughts and poems that inspire, move or otherwise speak to us. For whatever reason, they reach out to us when we read them because they touch us in some way. Perhaps they give us strength when we’re struggling with a difficult time in our lives or perhaps they give us hope or inspiration.

This page, my Commonplace Book, is a place where these random quotes are kept. They are posted randomly, in no special order or with any categorization. They are simply placed as I have time and am inspired. They are read and reread when I need to find that little piece of something. I hope that as you browse them, you will find hope, inspiration, perhaps a laugh as well.

Twit-spiration

Twitter is a great way to communicate our short thoughts and inspirations. Over the last several weeks, I’ve started emailing Tweets to myself that have spoken to me in some way. Most are quotes from famous authors and speak about life, hope, creativity, etc. As I find more, I’ll add them to this list and [...]

Revised on February 12, 2011