C.L.
@cli37ssk.bsky.social
Anglophone writer living in Montreal.
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
January 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
To labor with zest, & to give of your best,
For the sweetness & joy of the giving;
To help folks along with a hand & a song;
Why, there's the real sunshine of living.
–Robert W. Service (1874–1958)
For the sweetness & joy of the giving;
To help folks along with a hand & a song;
Why, there's the real sunshine of living.
–Robert W. Service (1874–1958)
January 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
To labor with zest, & to give of your best,
For the sweetness & joy of the giving;
To help folks along with a hand & a song;
Why, there's the real sunshine of living.
–Robert W. Service (1874–1958)
For the sweetness & joy of the giving;
To help folks along with a hand & a song;
Why, there's the real sunshine of living.
–Robert W. Service (1874–1958)
“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” ~Michel de Montaigne
January 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” ~Michel de Montaigne
“There is no way to be whole without first embracing our brokenness. Wounds transform us, if we let them.” ~Sue Monk Kidd
January 1, 2026 at 4:23 PM
“There is no way to be whole without first embracing our brokenness. Wounds transform us, if we let them.” ~Sue Monk Kidd
Holly, fir, & spruce boughs
Green upon the wall,
Spotless snow upon the road—
More going to fall.
—Unknown
Green upon the wall,
Spotless snow upon the road—
More going to fall.
—Unknown
January 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Holly, fir, & spruce boughs
Green upon the wall,
Spotless snow upon the road—
More going to fall.
—Unknown
Green upon the wall,
Spotless snow upon the road—
More going to fall.
—Unknown
“The habits you created to survive will no longer serve you when it’s time to thrive.” ~Eboni Davis
January 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM
“The habits you created to survive will no longer serve you when it’s time to thrive.” ~Eboni Davis
To the cold December heaven
Came the pale Moon & the stars,
As the yellow Sun was sinking
Behind the purple bars.
—Charles Dawson Shanly, Irish-born Canadian poet (1811-75)
Came the pale Moon & the stars,
As the yellow Sun was sinking
Behind the purple bars.
—Charles Dawson Shanly, Irish-born Canadian poet (1811-75)
January 1, 2026 at 4:17 PM
To the cold December heaven
Came the pale Moon & the stars,
As the yellow Sun was sinking
Behind the purple bars.
—Charles Dawson Shanly, Irish-born Canadian poet (1811-75)
Came the pale Moon & the stars,
As the yellow Sun was sinking
Behind the purple bars.
—Charles Dawson Shanly, Irish-born Canadian poet (1811-75)
“The strongest people are the ones who are still kind after the world tore them apart.” ~Raven Emotion
January 1, 2026 at 4:14 PM
“The strongest people are the ones who are still kind after the world tore them apart.” ~Raven Emotion
And the red leaves by the roadside
Fell & floated one by one.
—Hattie Tyng Griswold (1842–1909)
Fell & floated one by one.
—Hattie Tyng Griswold (1842–1909)
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
And the red leaves by the roadside
Fell & floated one by one.
—Hattie Tyng Griswold (1842–1909)
Fell & floated one by one.
—Hattie Tyng Griswold (1842–1909)
“I was constantly seeking a balance between mourning what’s already been lost, making space for the time & moments we still had left, & making sense of this complicated process that felt like my heart was split between 2 contrasting realities: hope & heartbreak.” ~Liz Newman
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“I was constantly seeking a balance between mourning what’s already been lost, making space for the time & moments we still had left, & making sense of this complicated process that felt like my heart was split between 2 contrasting realities: hope & heartbreak.” ~Liz Newman
“Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is to ask for help.” ~Unknown
November 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is to ask for help.” ~Unknown
“There is no amount of self-improvement that can make up for a lack of self-acceptance.” ~Robert Holden
November 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“There is no amount of self-improvement that can make up for a lack of self-acceptance.” ~Robert Holden
Hide not your talents.
They for use were made.
What's a sundial in the shade?
—Benjamin Franklin, American statesman (1706-1790)
They for use were made.
What's a sundial in the shade?
—Benjamin Franklin, American statesman (1706-1790)
November 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hide not your talents.
They for use were made.
What's a sundial in the shade?
—Benjamin Franklin, American statesman (1706-1790)
They for use were made.
What's a sundial in the shade?
—Benjamin Franklin, American statesman (1706-1790)
The geese honked overhead.
I ran to catch the skein
To watch them as they fled
In a long wavering line.
–May Sarton (1912–95)
I ran to catch the skein
To watch them as they fled
In a long wavering line.
–May Sarton (1912–95)
November 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The geese honked overhead.
I ran to catch the skein
To watch them as they fled
In a long wavering line.
–May Sarton (1912–95)
I ran to catch the skein
To watch them as they fled
In a long wavering line.
–May Sarton (1912–95)
“Don’t believe everything you hear—even in your own mind.”
– Daniel G. Amen
– Daniel G. Amen
November 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Don’t believe everything you hear—even in your own mind.”
– Daniel G. Amen
– Daniel G. Amen
Every leaf speaks bliss to me,
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
–Emily Jane Brontë (1818–48)
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
–Emily Jane Brontë (1818–48)
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Every leaf speaks bliss to me,
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
–Emily Jane Brontë (1818–48)
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
–Emily Jane Brontë (1818–48)
“You can’t save someone who isn’t willing to participate in their own rescue.” ~Unknown
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“You can’t save someone who isn’t willing to participate in their own rescue.” ~Unknown
A person travels the world over in search of what he needs & returns home to find it.
—George Moore, Irish writer (1852-1933)
—George Moore, Irish writer (1852-1933)
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A person travels the world over in search of what he needs & returns home to find it.
—George Moore, Irish writer (1852-1933)
—George Moore, Irish writer (1852-1933)
NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiter on Jan. 28. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS /Jackie Branc
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiter on Jan. 28. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS /Jackie Branc
Dull November brings the blast,
Then the leaves are whirling fast.
—Sara Coleridge, English poet (1802-52)
Then the leaves are whirling fast.
—Sara Coleridge, English poet (1802-52)
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Dull November brings the blast,
Then the leaves are whirling fast.
—Sara Coleridge, English poet (1802-52)
Then the leaves are whirling fast.
—Sara Coleridge, English poet (1802-52)