Category Archives: Daily Log

23 Days and Counting

Posted on May 9, 2011 by dianesilver

This part of my journey is quickly coming to an end. Only 23 days left until I have to come up with my own answer to the question: What is goodness? I actually think I have an answer. It may … Continue reading →

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Daily Log – Day 328

Posted on April 25, 2011 by dianesilver

Thirty-seven days. That’s the time I have left in this quest.  Eleven months ago I thought a year was more than enough time to figure out my own answer to the question: What is goodness? Hah! Was I a fool … Continue reading →

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Days 184 – 222: The Log

Posted on January 19, 2011 by dianesilver

I haven’t fallen off the edge of the Earth, although it might look like it. I’ve been contemplating and working since I posted that I was Taking Time To Think about Tucson. Thus, my time has been made up of … Continue reading →

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Days 101 – 183: The Log

Posted on December 1, 2010 by dianesilver

Color me shocked. Today marks the six-month anniversary of this quest. One hundred and eighty-three days of talking to people, blogging, wandering around in circles in confusion, and reading reading reading everything I could find on goodness and morality. I … Continue reading →

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Happy Happy Joy Joy!

Posted on September 16, 2010 by dianesilver

I’ve finally bounced my publication off my desk and onto someone else’s desk. Woohoo! I can now: (1) breathe (2) think about something else (3) work on something else. It’s amazing how much brain space can be sucked up by … Continue reading →

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Crazy Busy

Posted on September 15, 2010 by dianesilver

A friend just e-mailed me to politely ask why this blog has been quiet for the past week or so. Had I fallen off the edge of the earth or was I crazy busy? I’m pleased to note that I’m … Continue reading →

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Days 93 – 100: The Log

Posted on September 9, 2010 by dianesilver

I’m at Day 100 of this quest and reveling in the fact that the nights are suddenly cool here in Kansas. Autumn is only a few days away. Outside my open window, a road crew is wrapping up its work, … Continue reading →

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Days 64 – 92: The Log

Posted on September 1, 2010 by dianesilver

Oh my. Oh. Dear. My. I just realized that today marks the beginning of the second quarter  of this quest. This is seriously spooky because I haven’t journeyed nearly as far as I had intended by now. How could a … Continue reading →

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Days 53 – 63: The Log

Posted on August 2, 2010 by dianesilver

I’ve now completed two months of this quest. I’m 63 days, two interviews, 65 posts, 96 comments and a dozen Facebook discussions into this thing, and I don’t have much of an answer yet. I do know that when first … Continue reading →

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Days 40 – 52: The Log

Posted on July 22, 2010 by dianesilver

These days I seem to be swimming in a sea of baited fish hooks, and oh my, all those wiggling, fat worms look juicy. I want to chomp down on each and every one of them, getting “hooked” emotionally as … Continue reading →

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Days 24 – 39: The Log

Posted on July 9, 2010 by dianesilver

The very good news is that I returned from California to new paying work.  A lot of it. And today I now have more work on my plate than I’ve ever had before as a freelancer. (Wahoo!) Of course, the … Continue reading →

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Days 17 – 23: The Log

Posted on June 24, 2010 by dianesilver

Hushed. The three-note call of a single bird. Hushed again. Even our footsteps were swallowed by the immensity of the place. My son and I entered the Armstrong Redwoods Reserve chattering and then found ourselves whispering. Finally, we fell silent. … Continue reading →

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The Goodness of Travel

Posted on June 17, 2010 by dianesilver

Whenever I take a trip, whether for pleasure or business, I set a goal for myself before I leave. (Obviously, I lean toward obsessiveness, but that’s a topic for another day.) As I pack my bags or board the plane, … Continue reading →

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Day 15 – The Log

Posted on June 15, 2010 by dianesilver

A friend asked me the other day if I had taken a sabbatical from work to pursue The Goodness Project. Oh my, don’t I wish that were true! I can’t afford to take a year or even a month away … Continue reading →

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Day 14 – The Log

Posted on June 14, 2010 by dianesilver

I’m preparing to leave Thursday for a 2/3 business and 1/3 fun trip, and I’m getting that oh-my, I’m-gonna-die feeling. I tend to panic before every trip, but right now there is way too much to do. The good news … Continue reading →

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