Use A Ceramic Mug As A Sharpening Stone

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Stuck without a sharpening stone? Your ceramic mug can save the day! Just find one with a flat, unglazed bottom. Hold it steady and angle your knife at 20 degrees. Gently draw the blade across the mug’s bottom, then repeat on the other side. Voila! A sharper knife.

Only The Beginning

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The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning. ~ Rebecca West

Turning People Into Trees

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You look at the tree and you allow it. You appreciate it. And so I practice turning people into trees. which means appreciating them just the way they are. ~ Ram Dass

Yes, AND

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To me YES, AND means don’t be afraid to contribute. Always make sure you’re adding something to the discussion. Your initiations are worthwhile. ~ Tina Fey

The Quickest Way To Succeed

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The quickest way to succeed is to start now and figure it out as you go. You can’t learn to drive in a parked car. ~ Tiana Barrow

Someone To Listen

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Sometimes, People don’t need advice. They simply need someone to listen to them intently, and make them feel like what they have to say matters. ~ Sonia Sabnis

Blossom Into Who We Were Meant To Be

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How strange that the nature of life is change, yet the nature of human beings is to resist change. And how ironic that the difficult times we fear might ruin us are the very ones that break us open and help us blossom into who we were meant to be. ~ Elizabeth Lesser