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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>A Bit of Writing Wisdom<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This week has been particularly challenging. I haven’t produced anything worth sharing with my much appreciated writing sounding-board of friends. Here is something I pulled from my musings files. These are thoughts, ideas or fragments that may someday be turned into a story, poem or full blown autobiography. They are quickly jotted down for future expansion when time permits.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>A Blue Print for a Life of Value and Adventure!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>When I stop running in circles long enough to ponder the meaning of life, I usually decide that it is to make the world a little better place for having been born in to it. If I can bring a smile to a stranger's face or comfort a child, then my time isn't wasted along my life journey. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Daily, I find opportunities to perform small tasks that make a difference. There are more activities with which to fill my hours than there are minutes in them. My philosophy is simple. When a new experience is offered, I give it a try. Even if I find I don’t like the activity, I will have discovered which directions I’m interested in going. If you look around and explore your options, one need never feel bored or unconnected to the greater scheme of things. There you have it. My blueprint for living your best life. What is more, experience gives a writer more to write about; keep reading, trying, and writing! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>DeAnna Quietwater Noriega<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Cell: 573-544-3511<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Email: <a href="mailto:dqnoriega@gmail.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>dqnoriega@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Author of <i>Fifty Years of Walking with Friends<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>https://www.dldbooks.com/dqnoriega/</span></i><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>