Quote of the week - Bear Grylls

Hello everyone,

Hope you had a wonderful weekend and that you are looking forward to the week ahead. My motivational quote of the week for this week comes from British adventurer Bear Grylls

"If you risk nothing, you gain nothing"
- Bear Grylls


What is your favourite motivational quote? Please let me know in the comments section below or tweet me @thedorothydays (tweet box on the right hand side of my blog)

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Quote of the Week: Maya Angelou on creativity

Hope you all have had a wonderful weekend. Thanks so much for reading my blog today. Today's quote is the third of the quotes I have been posting about creativity. I hope that you like it and have a fantastic week!

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Quote of the Week - Henri Matisse - Thinking creatively

Hello everyone,

If you read my blog regularly you will know that every Monday I post a new quote for my quote of the week. I hope that you all enjoy reading these quotes that I post. I know that lots of you who read my blog are creatives yourselves; fellow bloggers, Etsy sellers, crafters, artists and makers or creative in alternative, non-traditional ways such as within your work. So, for the next few weeks I am going to be posting quotes about creativity which I hope that you will all find inspiring.

The first quote is by the artist Henri Matisse. The more you think about this quote the truer it is. It takes courage to try something new or do something in a more creative way. I hope this week this quote will inspire you to think about new ways of looking at things and how you can add more creativity into your everyday life. Finding the courage to try something is often the hardest steps hope that you all find the courage this week to try something new. Whether that be....

* Experimenting with a new medium
* Reworking a piece which you were originally happy with but could, with some courage(!), use your creativity to rework into something else. Something bolder, more creative and different to what you usually do
 *Trying something completely new and out of your comfort zone. Perhaps working in a new style or looking at new influences
*Doing something just for you. Something that you have always wanted to learn but never have. For example, I recently tried crochet. I always say it is something I would like to do but never have given it a go. It is not something that comes natural to me and I am very very slowly learning but it is really lovely to do something for myself and make something for the sake of making it rather than making something to sell in the shop.
*Looking at how you can make something mundane and everyday into something creative.

If any of you did try anything new this week I would love to hear about it. Please let me know in the comment section below. I received a few comments recently on my blog and they really made me smile, thank you to everyone who has taken the time to write them. I really appreciate it!

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Inspirational Quote of the Week - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hope you all have a wonderful week this week.

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Inspirational Quote of the Week - Andy Warhol

Hello everyone,

Last week for my Inspirational Quote of the Week I posted a quote by artist Georgia O'Keeffe so today I thought I would post another quote by a famous artist. I found this quote by Andy Warhol which I thought was lovely and particularly inspirational for creative projects.

Hope you all have a great week.

Do you have a favourite quote you would like to share?

Please let me know in the comments section below!

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Inspirational Quote of the Week - George Eliot

Hope you all have a wonderful week

Thanks for checking out my blog. I post a new inspirational quote every Monday morning

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Quote of the Week - Jack Kerouac

Have a great week!

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Inspirational quote of the week: Walt Disney

Have a wonderful week and hope that you find this quote inspirational this week.

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Quote of the Week - Steve Jobs

Hello everyone,

On Mondays to get the week started I like to share an inspirational quote. I find it gets me ready for the week ahead and focuses me. Today I wanted to share with you all a wonderful quote by Steve Jobs which I hope will inspire you this week.

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it."

- Steve Jobs

Quote of the week: Charlotte Bronte - I am no bird

Have a fantastic week everyone and thank you for reading my blog. I hope that you will find this quote inspiring this week.

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Inspirational quote of the week - Greg LeMond

Hello everyone,

For the quote of the week for this week I thought I would pick a cycling quote. I have been trying to learn a little about cycling recently as it is a sport that I am totally clueless about! So far, I am actually really enjoying learning. The quote for this week is by Greg LeMond who was a professional road racing cyclist and won the Tour de France three times. The quote is not only true for cycling, but for life itself.

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Quote of the week - The Dragon of Lonely Island

Hello everyone,

How are you all? Did you have a wonderful weekend? As you all know I like to start Mondays off with an inspirational quote of some kind. Not only do I like sharing the quotes on my blog but I really enjoy them myself and feel like I can keep the quote as my week's motto/ thought of the week. I really hope that you enjoy reading them too and that you also find it sets you up for the week and gives you some food for thought! My quote of the week for this week is from and children's book by Rebecca Rupp.

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“Keep all your promises, don’t take what doesn’t belong to you, and always look after those less fortunate than yourself, and you’ll do well in the world.” 

—The Dragon of Lonely Island by Rebecca Rupp

Quote of the Week: Dr Seuss

Hello everyone,

Hope you have all had a wonderful Easter break and that you like this quote to start the week.

Have a great one!

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Quote of the week: Some words of wisdom from Oscar Wilde

Quote of the Week - Robin Williams - Mistakes

Have a great week

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Duke Ellington inspirational quote

Happy Monday everyone

An inspirational quote for you all to start the week by the great jazz legend Duke Ellington.

I hope that you find this inspiring and have a wonderful and productive week.

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Quote of the week: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hope that you all have a wonderful week

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Quote of the Week: Christopher Columbus

Hope you enjoyed my quote of the week. I post a new quote every Monday on my blog.

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Quote of the Week - Dita Von Teese

Quote of the Week - Bob Dylan

Hello everyone,

Pinch punch first of the month!! I hope that September is a wonderful month for you all. August seemed to fly by so quickly. 

My quote of the week this week is by Bob Dylan and I thought it was rather fitting for when things get tough and you are not feeling your best.