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René Friedrich The initial idea came from liking a small book with thematic short quotes, and liking how quickly just a few clever words can provide happiness. I lik…moreThe initial idea came from liking a small book with thematic short quotes, and liking how quickly just a few clever words can provide happiness. I liked the idea of quotes around a theme, and started to write quotes about success, as that seemed an interesting topic with broader appeal, with room for more short quotes! Creating entertaining quotes on success was easier, however, than getting successfully a publisher for a mini-book! Undeterred, because some unbiased readers had liked my success quotes, I later created a mini-series on the theme of love, with 24 parts, like an advent calendar. By then the project had become a compilation of themes, and I nedded a third theme that could be sufficiently epic in the good company of the first two themes. My third choice became poetry, although that's know to generally please more the authors, less the readers! But knowing that, my aim was to write very short poems, to keep certain user-friendly aspects of the quotes and one liners. Having finished "Success Love Poetry" (which later became "Success, Love, Poetry" and then "Success. Love. Poetry."), but still not getting a publisher, I first added three more themes, and finally single quotes on various themes, rather than a theme-series. By then, self-publishing was easy, and social networks had confirmed that enough people would like the quotes to justify time for promotion.(less)

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René Friedrich Not depending on writing for income. Taking more time. I enjoy writing and I can produce what could be considered sufficient quality. But early on, I …moreNot depending on writing for income. Taking more time. I enjoy writing and I can produce what could be considered sufficient quality. But early on, I found that the quality would suffer, if I had to write to an external deadline, not one I set myself. I think that's the modern meaning of writer's block: Not having a defined minimum high quality, on demand. It all comes down to definitions of quality by yourself and by others. Change the definition and the block may disappear. In due time, it seems more a question of practicing writing, to improve the flow. But quality cycles are a reality, and practice won't solve that. One needs to refresh the own interests, start new cycles. Re-invent, re-discover yourself. Get better again, find unused potential. Maybe a good method for any type of block.(less)

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Little Cat

little cat
looking at the world
not shy
not daring
just looking
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"here I am"

just looking
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"here I am"

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“Happiness is just around the corner." Always have that corner with you. Carry it with you all of the time. "Huh- what's that?" "Oh, that's just my corner! Happy all around it!”
― René Friedrich, Success, Love, Poetry.

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“Being happy has -huge- advantages. One, you smile more. Training of facial muscles. Automatic! But did you know that the risible muscle, the one that gets the biggest benefit, is part of the stomach muscles? Yes. Stomach training. Up and down.”
― René Friedrich, Success, Love, Poetry.

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“If people doubt you, then you made progress from "who cares?”
― René Friedrich, Success, Love, Poetry.

tags: care, doubt, dry-humor, motivational, motivational-quote, progress, who-cares

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“Remember: to succeed beyond your wildest dreams you need some pretty wild dreams to begin with.”
― René Friedrich, Success, Love, Poetry.

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“The most powerful
affirmation: "I do."
Not: "I can." "I will.”
― René Friedrich, Success, Love, Poetry.

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“Hope is not undeniable; but it's always there. Hope is not invincible; but it keeps coming back.”
― René Friedrich, Success, Love, Poetry.

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