I put these in my daughters’ lunches in the days and weeks after the 9/11 attack.
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| Drawn at the first anniversary |
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| Drawn after Bin Laden was killed. |
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9/11 napkins
Finish the Quote
Hello to all my Napkin Kin around the world! I have an unfinished quote for you to finish today.
I left out the final word of this quote. I want you to tell me what you think that word is. I don’t mean what you think the correct word is in the original quote. I mean what do YOU think the word should be. No use cheating since I am not interested in the ‘right answer, just your answer.
Put your answer in the comments so others can see and comment.
Thanks,
Marty
Public Speaking #2 – Words are Drugs
I am dealing it during Public Speaking Week at the Napkin Dad Daily.
I am a sucker for great speeches. Political speeches, award acceptance speeches, intellectual idea speeches, even sermons. I can get inspired, choked up, motivated, curious, angry, happy and more. All because of a bunch of words strung together. It’s hard not to be persuaded by words sometimes, even when you know you are being manipulated, as in commercials.
What types of words, speeches, writings, etc. do you get influenced by easily? Is there one particular person or group? One particular style of speaking that addicts you?
Drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily
Quote by Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1935, English writer
Quote by Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1935, English writer
Change #1 – Rut vs Grave
Change is in the air as we start Change Week at The Napkin Dad Daily!
I am giving a Napkin Dad presentation on change at the end of the week. I will be the keynote speaker at the 4-H Parent Volunteer State Conference in Stillwater, Oklahoma. I am really excited to be asked to speak on the topic since it’s one of my favorites and one I have drawn and written about quite a bit.
Besides collecting past napkins on change for the presentation I thought I would take the opportunity to draw some new ones this week.
The difference of course is that when you are in a rut you have the chance to get out. But you have to know you are in one and you have to want to get out. If you are in a car you expect to go somewhere. Being in a rut is at odds with that and you struggle to get out of it. Of course to do that, you often have to get out of your comfort zone (the car) and get yourself dirty.
But what about when you aren’t in a car. What about when it’s just life you are in. How do you even know you are in a rut? Some indicators are that you feel bored, dissatisfied, antsy, unfulfilled. You might be doing passive aggressive activities that are meant to break up the monotony of your life even though you don’t even know it. You could even be doing some self-destructive things that are really in the place of successfully getting out of a rut.
One thing is certain, to get out of a rut you must change something. It might be as simple as getting out of a car and giving it a push. You might just have to call for help. You might have to get hot, sweaty and dirty.
But maybe the rut isn’t the hole in the ground. Maybe the rut is in you. Then what? It’s no longer about changing the outside environment. It’s no longer about changing jobs or boyfriends or girlfriends or homes or cities or hairstyles or shoes. Now it’s about changing your attitude, your outlook, your understanding.
Attitude, Outlook and Understanding. Those are the real tow trucks out of your rut.
Drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily
Quote by Ellen Glasgow, 1873-1945, Pulitzer Prize winning American Novelist
Napkin Dad geographic trivia for June -
- Most pages viewed in one visit – 16.5 – Belgium
- Longest time on the site in one visit – 21.03 minutes – Egypt
- Northern most visitor – Wasilla, Alaska, USA (maybe Sarah?)
- Southern most visitor – Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Heaven
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There is no evidence proving heaven’s existence. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist, it just means you have to believe that it exists without evidence. That is ok, many people do. However, when you spend so much time thinking about your afterlife heaven that you can’t see and don’t contribute to your present day heaven, that is a shame.We do have proof that earth exists and that we are on its surface. While we are here, why not take that idea of afterlife heaven and do what you can to make it appear in real life, inside you, in front of you, in the lives of others around you.
It might just help turn your ‘hell of a day’ into a ‘heaven sent’ one.
