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Notes & News from Dorah Blume, Deborah Bluestein & Juiceboxartists Press & Workshops
364 Un-Thanksgiving Days a Year to Say Thanks
In Walt Disney’s version of Lewis Carroll’s Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice crashes the un-birthday day party at the Mad Hatter’s table. This goofy host goes on to say that each person has 364 days in the year to celebrate their un-birthdays which are just as important as the one birthday day. Since it’s Alice’s un-birthday too, she is invited to stay and celebrate.

During this time of year when December gift giving too often trumps Thanksgiving, let’s celebrate 364 days of un-Thanksgiving Day with grateful living. Why practice gratitude only on a stomach full of turkey when we can practice giving thanks three hundred and sixty-four days of the year?

A very merry un-Thanksgiving Day to you, to you, as well as the actual Turkey day before Black Friday when Christmas holiday shoppers too often trample away the spirit of saying thanks.
*An un-birthday first appeared in Lewis Carol's 1871 novel 'Through the Looking Glass' during an interaction between Humpty Dumpty and Alice; this concept gave rise to 'The Un-birthday Song' included in the 1951 feature film 'Alice in Wonderland.'  Learn more on Wikipedia.
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The Un-Birthday Song
By Kathryn Beaumont and Ed Wynn

Ac-cent-chu-ate The Positive
By Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters

You've got to accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between
You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith or pandemonium
Liable to walk upon the scene

To illustrate his last remark
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
What did they do
Just when everything looked so dark

Man, they said we better, accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between
No, do not mess with Mister In-Between
Do you hear me?

Oh, listen to me children and-a you will hear
About the eliminatin' of the negative
And the accent on the positive
And gather 'round me children if you're willin'
And sit tight while I start reviewin'
The attitude of doin' right
You've gotta accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between

You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom, down to the minimum
Otherwise pandemonium
Liable to walk upon the scene

To illustrate my last remark
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
What did they say
Say when everything looked so dark
Man, they said we better accentuate the positive

Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between
No, don't mess with Mister In-Between
The Healing Power of Gratitude
By: Lisa Firestone, Ph.D
Gratitude is perhaps the most important key to finding success and happiness in the modern day. Knowing what we appreciate in life means knowing who we are, what matters to us and what makes each day worthwhile. Paying attention to what we feel grateful for puts us in a positive frame of mind. It connects us to the world around us and to ourselves. Read More


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Not just writers and artists, but people from all backgrounds and geographies have found their writer’s voices during more than 60 Sundays. Since April 2020, juiceboxartists workshops has hosted Welcome to my Living Room Free free write hour. Now that life after vaccinations is beginning to resemble more normal times, we meet only once a month on the fourth Sunday of the month.  Write to me if you'd like the link! 
I have proudly written with Deb for many years, and her workshop still continues to open up new avenues of creativity for me. Each unique prompt sends me to a place I may never have gone on my own - and the destination is always surprising in the best of ways. Dedicating the time to this workshop brings me joy, and the much needed motivation to keep on writing!

~Bobbi, Every -Other-Saturday Workshop Participant
Immigrant Voices Podcast Project
Raised on a farm in poverty in Honduras, the youngest of seven siblings, Silvia’s prospects for bettering her life were slim. One sister had already emigrated to the United States and Silvia at the age of nineteen decided to follow. Along her treacherous journey, in the midst of traveling on trains and buses and for the most part walking and walking, she discovered once she reached Mexico that she was pregnant. Her choice was to return back to Honduras or continue on toward the U.S. border and face a life in a foreign country as a single parent. Listen here.
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Sources of Inspiration for "Accentuating the Positive"
Madisyn is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the popular inspirational website and daily email, DailyOM and is responsible for all of its content. A recognized leader in self-help and new thought spirituality, Madisyn has more than 25 years experience in personal development and alternative healing methodologies. She has contributed to national publications and is a popular guest on many radio shows. Hay House published her international bestselling books, DailyOM: Inspirational Thoughts For A Happy, Healthy & Fulfilling Day, and DailyOM: Learning To Live, and she is also a #1 Billboard recording artist with her line of guided meditation albums.
 
For the last thirty years, Chopra has been at the forefront of the meditation revolution and his 91st book,  Total Meditation (Harmony Books) helps to achieve new dimensions of stress-free living and joyful living. Chopra has also released several podcasts including Now for Tomorrow (Religion of Sports), Infinite Potential (Cadence13) and Daily Breath (Cadence13), a Webby Award winner. 
 
Sruthless offers videos on various topics such as creativity, maintaining your direction and staying sane in this crazy world. For example, "If you’re feeling behind in life, watch this."
 
 
With anecdotes illustrating principles in action (in relatable and sometimes irreverent fashion) and stand-alone practice and exercises, Kim gives listeners the tools and directions to focus on what's right with them instead of what's wrong.
 
The next Juiceboxartists online writing session series of committed writing groups will begin again on January 8th and 15th of 2022. Limited spaces are available! These committed group sessions meet every other Saturday for a total of five two hour sessions for $150. 10% discount for Patreon patrons!

*New series can be scheduled upon request. Minimum is four participants. Maximum is six participants.
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