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Every dawn

2025 March 17th2005 October 1st

Dawn is the glow of opportunity, the light of a fresh start, the aurora of hope breaking open a new day.

Terri Guillemets

Categories Personal Journal Tags -all posts-, attitude, light, morning, popular, quotes, sunrise & sunset, terri guillemets

Emily’s dash

2025 March 16th2005 August 12th

Say what! You mean
That’s not why they call it an
Em dash? — those Dickinson
Hyphens between?

Terri Guillemets

Categories Creativity Journal Tags -all posts-, grammar, ha ha, poems, poetry: about, silly, terri guillemets, wordplay, writing

Well lit

2025 March 16th2005 August 1st

A school library is the brightest beacon of youthful hope.
A public library is the brightest beacon of community hope.
A local library is the brightest beacon of global hope.

Terri Guillemets

Categories Creativity Journal Tags -all posts-, books, hope, libraries, mind, quotes, society, terri guillemets

Seasons’ greetings

2025 March 31st2005 March 12th

some trees re-leaf in the blink of an eye
the instant that winter first hesitates —
and some wait till a quarter of summer

Terri Guillemets

Categories Walking Journal Tags -all posts-, leaves, nature, outdoors, poems, seasons, spring, summer, terri guillemets, trees, weather, winter

History & destiny

2025 March 16th2005 February 28th

The past can’t see you, but the future is listening.

Terri Guillemets

Categories Scrap Papers Tags -all posts-, favorites, future, past, perspective, philosophical, popular, quotes, self, terri guillemets, time

Stop to smell the goodness

2025 March 16th2005 February 26th

Life. — Enjoy whatever flowers come with the manure.

Terri Guillemets

Categories Personal Journal Tags -all posts-, adversity, attitude, blessings, favorites, flowers, gratitude, life, note to self, popular, quotes, stress, terri guillemets

Another view

2025 March 16th2005 February 25th

Every once in a while, turn life over to see what it looks like from the other side.

Terri Guillemets

Categories Personal Journal Tags -all posts-, favorites, life, perspective, popular, quotes, terri guillemets

Prickly & proverbial

2025 March 16th2005 February 11th

Experience is the thorn-lined road to success.

Terri Guillemets

Categories Personal Journal Tags -all posts-, adversity, life, quotes, success, terri guillemets, work hard

Stitches & seams

2025 March 16th2005 January 13th

I need to get over the hard times of my past. They’ve left scars, but scars are just memories.

Terri Guillemets

Categories Healing Journal Tags -all posts-, adversity, attitude, emotions, letting go, life, memories, mind, past, perspective, quotes, scars, self, stress, terri guillemets

The path

2025 March 16th2005 January 11th

Follow your passion, and success will follow you.

Terri Guillemets

Categories Sketch Journal Tags -all posts-, attitude, dreams, favorites, passion, popular, quotes, self, spirit, success, terri guillemets, work hard

Nerve us!

2025 March 16th2005 January 11th

Courage is tiny pieces of fear all glued together.

Terri Guillemets

Categories Healing Journal Tags -all posts-, courage, fear, quotes, terri guillemets

Mind the monsters

2025 March 16th2004 November 30th

Did you really run into a monster on your path, or just a mirror?

Terri Guillemets

Categories Creativity Journal Tags -all posts-, note to self, quotes, self, terri guillemets

Refined

2025 March 16th2004 October 31st

Candy is sugar that’s all dressed up for the party.

Terri Guillemets

Categories Creativity Journal Tags -all posts-, food, popular, quotes, sweets, terri guillemets
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