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115 Comments to “Writing Project: 25 Words of Work / Life Wisdom”

1. July 9th, 2008 at 7:19 am
   Karin H. said

   Hi Liz

   Never sure if typepad trackbacks work with wordpress, but 25 it is:

   Time

   Karin H. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)

2. July 9th, 2008 at 7:24 am
   ME Liz Strauss said

   Hi Karin!
   You sure show that it doesn’t need to take TIME to say something important. Wow!

   Thanks for that!

3. July 9th, 2008 at 7:36 am
   Bhupesh Shah said

   It takes a moment to say I love you but a lifetime to remember that you didn’t.

4. July 9th, 2008 at 7:41 am
   Mark Goodyear said

   Oh yeah. I can get excited about this one. Here’s a ten word thought about vacation:

   It’s okay
   to do stuff,
   but stuff
   isn’t rest
   necessarily.

   There’s a variation on this about truth (instead of rest), but it contains some naughty words (instead of stuff).

5. July 9th, 2008 at 7:44 am
   Karin H. said

   Hi Liz

   You could call it a quick rant about another experience I had today

   Karin H

6. July 9th, 2008 at 7:57 am
   Twenty Five Bullets « stephentrepreneur said

   [...] Liz has had a great idea: She is asking for 25 words of wisdom on something or anything that we see too little or much of within our [...]

7. July 9th, 2008 at 7:59 am
   stephentrepreneur said

   Hello Liz, it’s been a while since I’ve left a message or commented on your site. But I saw your message in twitter earlier, and just had to have a go at this great idea of yours:
   Here is the result. Hope you like it.

8. July 9th, 2008 at 8:04 am
   25 Words for Liz Strauss | Road to Clarity said

   [...] Strauss is asking for 25 words . It didn’t take much time or effort for this to pour out onto my keyboard. Thanks, [...]

9. July 9th, 2008 at 8:06 am
   Karen Swim said

   Liz, what a wonderful idea! I’m in too but I’ll need more time than Karin.

10. July 9th, 2008 at 8:09 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Bhupesh!
    It would be a good life to remember those words.

11. July 9th, 2008 at 8:10 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Thanks, Mark!
    I’m so with you!

12. July 9th, 2008 at 8:11 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Ah, Karin,
    Other people are so often the motivation for our clearest thoughts and best writing.

13. July 9th, 2008 at 8:11 am
    mark said

    Hi Liz! I saw your tweet and figured I would just paste my entry below –

    I live in a tropical paradise, yet I think about the orphans and refugees around the world who are suffering. It’s time to take action.

    Have a GREAT day.
    MH

14. July 9th, 2008 at 8:11 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Stephen,
    I hope your sentence gets picked up and passed on.

15. July 9th, 2008 at 8:12 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Can’t wait, Karen. . . .

16. July 9th, 2008 at 9:40 am
    Diana said

    Liz,

    Here are mine:

    http://willowbrook2.livejournal.com/

17. July 9th, 2008 at 9:58 am
    DazzlinDonna » My Life Motto in 25 Words said

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18. July 9th, 2008 at 10:01 am
    DazzlinDonna said

    Here’s mine: Shine

19. July 9th, 2008 at 11:27 am
    Karen Lynch said

    “The details of the gathering don’t matter; what matters is that you gather.”

    Liz, I posted this today at http://www.pinkribbonreview.com and think for sure this will be a regular thing on my site. Thank you so much for the inspiration!

20. July 9th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Karen,
    I’ve already been there to see it!

    I think I might do it more often as well!

21. July 9th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
    25 Words - I’m No Supermom | A Mom Speaks said

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22. July 9th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
    Courtney said

    I think this is such a great idea.

    I posted 25 words here:
    http://amomspeaks.com/2008/07/09/25-words-im-no-supermom/

23. July 9th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
    Cath Lawson said

    Hi Liz – I’ll give it a try. It’s a little bit intimidating after reading the great ones you’ve written though.

24. July 9th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
    Detach with Love « Radiant woman said

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25. July 9th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
    Casey Zalusky said

    Thanks for getting this started. While I don’t have a blog, it’s great to read what others have shared.

26. July 9th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
    Jennifer Mannion said

    Hi Liz, As I twittered to you — I LOVED this writing project. Thank you! I had been “working” on a post for 2 days that was stumping me. I saw your post and KNEW that would take the place of my previous post! It was JUST what I needed and I could see using this exercise for a long time to come! Hope you like my 2 entries and I can’t wait to see how you tie them all together! Thanks again. Gratefully, Jenny

27. July 9th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    @16
    Diana!
    I was over there this afternoon. Beautiful!

28. July 9th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    #18
    Donna,
    That’s one of my favorites!

29. July 9th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Yeah, Courtney,
    I’m no supermom either!

30. July 9th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    No worries, Cath,
    Once you get started it gets easier.

31. July 9th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Casey,
    I’m enjoying this as much as you are!

32. July 9th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Jenny!
    What a great way to get to know you!
    This particular 25 word thing has served me well for years.

33. July 10th, 2008 at 2:05 am
    mousewords said

    I just wrote 50 thousand words last month. I can spare 25.

    But wow. I can only hope they’ll be as beautiful as yours!

34. July 10th, 2008 at 5:33 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Mousewords!
    Thanks for taking part. I know that you’ll be doing something that will make my mind want stare and my heart take notice.

35. July 10th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
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36. July 11th, 2008 at 8:23 am
    25 Friday Words - Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Thinking, writing, business ideas . . . You’re only a stranger once. said

    [...] forget to add your own 25 words of work / life wisdom to the group writing [...]

37. July 11th, 2008 at 8:54 am
    25 Words of Work / Life Wisdom | Bold Enterprises presents Working Matters said

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38. July 12th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
    Ami said

    Hi Liz! Thanks for this prompt. It inspired a prompt at my writing blog and I posted my own version here:

    http://writingherlife.blogspot.com/2008/07/exercising-my-writing-muscles.html

    Thanks again for the great prompt.

39. July 13th, 2008 at 10:12 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Amy!
    Thanks for being a part! I’m delighted you found it useful!

40. July 15th, 2008 at 6:00 am
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41. July 15th, 2008 at 6:01 am
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42. July 15th, 2008 at 6:04 am
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43. July 15th, 2008 at 9:12 am
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44. July 15th, 2008 at 9:12 am
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45. July 16th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
    Brevity and Life Wisdom - Can I Say It In 25 Words? | TerryStarbucker.com said

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46. July 16th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
    Terry Starbucker said

    Hi Liz – Thanks for the inspiration; here’s my post: http://tinyurl.com/6ceblz. I also linked back. Look forward to your “connecting” post!

    Terry

47. July 16th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
    SpaceAgeSage said

    Okay, finally took your challenge, but not sure about trackbacks, so my post is here.

    Thanks for the mental fun!

48. July 16th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
    Claire "Blog Angel" Raikes said

    Hi Liz, I couldn’t see a trackback url anywhere, so have come back here to share my efforts:

    http://www.businessblogangel.com/bizblogangel/2008/07/liz-strauss-25.html

    For someone who tends to use 400 words when 40 will do, this has been a really valuable exercise for me – so thank you very much. )

49. July 16th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
    Claire "Blog Angel" Raikes said

    Hi Liz, I couldnt find a trackback url anywhere so here are my efforts:

    http://www.businessblogangel.com/bizblogangel/2008/07/liz-strauss-25.html

    For someone who tends to use 400 words when 40 will do, this has been a really valuable exercise – so thank you for that. )

50. July 16th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Everyone has done such great things with so few words!!

51. July 17th, 2008 at 5:48 am
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52. July 17th, 2008 at 10:47 am
    Fear | Word Sell, Inc. said

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53. July 17th, 2008 at 10:49 am
    Brad Shorr said

    Super idea, Liz. Can’t wait to read them. Here’s mine -
    http://tinyurl.com/5gmu45

54. July 17th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    thanks Brad!

55. July 18th, 2008 at 7:11 am
    Every Day Matters | Inside Sustainable Packaging said

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56. July 18th, 2008 at 7:13 am
    Brad Shorr said

    Hi again Liz, here is an entry from a client and very new blogger -

    http://tinyurl.com/5hnw6v

57. July 18th, 2008 at 8:47 am
    The Sun Always Rises | Words For Hire said

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58. July 18th, 2008 at 8:50 am
    Karen Swim said

    Hi Liz, this was great fun! Here’s mine: http://tinyurl.com/5q3pda

59. July 18th, 2008 at 10:00 am
    Mother Earth said

    Here is mine dear liz

    http://bestwellnessconsultant.com/2008/07/18/25-friday-words-liz-strauss-karen-hanrahan-best-of-mother-earth.aspx

    happy weekend

60. July 18th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
    Katie Konrath said

    Hey Liz,

    This was fun. I’m looking forward to the results – it always amazes me how many different texts can result from a restrictive writing project.

    My 25 words are at http://www.getfreshminds.com/2008/07/25-words.html

    I’d put them here, but then you’d miss the fabulous picture I found!

61. July 18th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hey Katie!
    I’m looking forward to figuring out what to do with all of them. It’s a challenge of more than 25 words . . .

    Love the picture!

62. July 18th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Thanks Karen!
    It’s beautiful and brilliant. Thank you for all of it.

63. July 18th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Mother Earth!
    That photo so perfectly fits your clouds beneath your feet feeling.

64. July 19th, 2008 at 1:57 am
    Suzie Cheel said

    just posted
    http://abundancehighway.com/lizs-25-word-inspiration/

65. July 19th, 2008 at 2:53 am
    mousewords said

    I got sidelined by loss of internet connection today, but I finally got my words in!

    http://mousewords.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/25-words/

66. July 19th, 2008 at 7:25 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Mousewords,
    It was worth waiting for!

67. July 19th, 2008 at 7:58 am
    Productivity in Context » Blog Archive » Group Writing Project said

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68. July 19th, 2008 at 8:00 am
    Stephen said

    I know that it is late in the process, but here is my contribution: http://tinyurl.com/5jov9q

    Thanks, Liz!!

69. July 19th, 2008 at 8:44 am
    Writing Project: 25 Words of Work / Life Wisdom — The Broad Brush said

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70. July 19th, 2008 at 8:48 am
    Todd Jordan said

    What a great project Liz.
    Here’s my entry: http://www.toddrjordan.com/thebroadbrush/2008/07/writing-project-25-words-of-work-life-wisdom/

71. July 19th, 2008 at 9:10 am
    Wildness | Delightful Work said

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72. July 19th, 2008 at 9:11 am
    Tom Volkar / Delightful Work said

    Hi Liz, I’m pleased to find this challenge today. You can read my 25 words here:
    http://www.delightfulwork.com/2008/07/19/wildness/.

73. July 19th, 2008 at 9:29 am
    Twenty-five words … | Q's place said

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74. July 19th, 2008 at 9:31 am
    Peter Knight said

    Great exercise Liz! Here’s my entry:

    http://www.byknight.com/journal/

75. July 19th, 2008 at 9:46 am
    Joe said

    This is not really all that good, but I wanted to give you a little 25 word thought.

    How can we live without wondering how we got to where we are

    I read my Grandfathers WWI Diary, now again he’s not so far.

    Burma Shave (you know I just had to add that!)

76. July 19th, 2008 at 10:15 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Thanks @Stephen,
    Great food for thinking in your thought.

77. July 19th, 2008 at 10:19 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Peter!
    Creativity finds the perfect answer inside the question . . . had I fewer goals, less haste, and more patience I would make this comment exactly 25 words.

    Oh I did.

78. July 19th, 2008 at 10:20 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Thank you, Joe!!
    [grin]

79. July 19th, 2008 at 11:01 am
    TheFemGeek said

    Hey started a Tumblr blog to get the old cranium working and here is where I put my 25 words. Hope you like:

    http://tiff-thefemgeek.tumblr.com/

80. July 19th, 2008 at 11:14 am
    Bobby Clark said

    Need to wake up
    From this automated existence
    Learn to live life passionately
    As time is running out
    And there is much yet to experience.

81. July 19th, 2008 at 11:26 am
    Liz Williams said

    Couldn’t resist this challenge:

    Majestic white egret walking ahead turns to stare, oh mystical union! She shudders and plop – a spreading white puddle. Laughing, we get out the hose.

    (file under: see too much of this )

82. July 19th, 2008 at 11:27 am
    Meryl333 said

    Life is a series of selected fictions. When we acknowledge our shared Truth we find Unity/Love.

83. July 19th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
    25 words said

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84. July 19th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
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85. July 19th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
    Aaron Stroud said

    Great idea Liz! Here’s mine: the neglected path.

86. July 19th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
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87. July 19th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
    Mark said

    In case WordPress loses the back link – http://lostconsciousness.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/%e2%80%9cphotography-is-truth-and-cinema-is-truth-at-24-frames-per-second%e2%80%9d/

88. July 19th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
    “The 25 Words of Work / Life Wisdom Writing Project” « Just Thinking Out Loud said

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89. July 19th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
    Lara, The Data Digger said

    I found this writing exercise irresistible! Thanks to Vicky @eeUS for giving me the link. Thanks Liz for the motivational boost!

    http://laranieberding.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/the-25-words-of-work-life-wisdom-writing-project/

90. July 19th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
    David Taboada said

    Loving souls

91. July 19th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
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92. July 19th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
    Phil Baumann said

    Hate to be redundant, but not sure if my post will track back. Here’s the link

    http://philbaumann.com/2008/07/19/25-words/

93. July 19th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
    John Cooper said

    I’m getting these (I wrote two of them!) in under the wire, so I hope I see them in your compendium – what a great idea! 25

    http://www.metronetiq.com/archives/2008/07/the_25_word_cha.html#more

94. July 20th, 2008 at 1:20 am
    Anant said

    One wishes that we all went back to having a lifetime to describe things that mattered instead of counting words – as I am doing now.

95. July 20th, 2008 at 3:45 am
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96. July 20th, 2008 at 6:44 am
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97. July 20th, 2008 at 6:58 am
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98. July 20th, 2008 at 7:47 am
    Phil Whitehouse said

    Nice idea! Sorry I only heard about this today. But here’s my effort:

    http://philwhitehouse.blogspot.com/2008/07/25-words.html

99. July 20th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
    elaineb said

    Her is mine`s!
    http://houseofluxe.com/2008/07/20/25-words-of-work-life-or-wisdom/

100. July 20th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
     Mark David Gerson said

     Here’s mine (even though I know I’m too late):

     Today I remember that surrender is the key to writing and life: trusting that all is in divine order in every moment, in every breath.

     http://markdavidgerson.blogspot.com/2008/07/25-words-of-living.html

101. July 20th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
     ME Liz Strauss said

     Hi Elaine, Phil, and Mark!
     Spent the last two days working on how to present these. Managed to include you all.

102. July 21st, 2008 at 6:50 am
     25 Words of Work / Life Wisdom — Pass It On! - Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Thinking, writing, business ideas . . . You’re only a stranger once. said

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103. July 22nd, 2008 at 3:03 am
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104. July 22nd, 2008 at 6:31 am
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105. July 22nd, 2008 at 6:52 am
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106. July 22nd, 2008 at 12:51 pm
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107. July 22nd, 2008 at 5:42 pm
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108. July 23rd, 2008 at 5:43 am
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109. August 4th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
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110. October 10th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
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111. December 2nd, 2008 at 7:03 pm
     Karen Levio said

     Hi:)
     What a good day I can share this thoughts of mine.
     Saying words to someone must be comes
     in the heart not in mind.coz words are
     easy than actions.
     Once you say It, You do it.

     Karen

112. December 2nd, 2008 at 7:08 pm
     ME Liz Strauss said

     Hi Karen,
     Thank you for sharing those heartfelt words. I hear you.

113. August 13th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
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114. March 2nd, 2010 at 4:26 pm
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115. September 27th, 2010 at 7:47 am
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