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Do you seek changes in your life, or does change happen to you? 

The past few weeks have been rugged.  On the heels of submitting my book manuscript,  IG made announcements about turning the platform into a ️ “video and shopping” channel. ️ It threw me for a loop, and I had to quickly pivot and recover.

Today a family member passed away.  It was anticipated, but even when we expect something like this, it sets a lot of things in motion including behaviors you don’t expect.h ⚙️

In thinking about uninvited changes, I found a resource. A book by M.J. Ryan called Adaptability: How to Survive Change You Didn’t Ask For. It talks about adaptability and how to master it. She made an important point: “Change isn’t the enemy—fear is.”  When you stop to think of it that way, you realize it’s true.

She says there are four steps we can take to help us adapt in the future: 

 Acceptance

 Expand your options

 Taking action

 Strengthen adaptability

It reminds me of a saying – there’s no use worrying about things you can’t change .

Do you ever think about how you impact others,  and how your absence would affect them? 

Wishing you all safe and peaceful weekends. ☮️

Photos: Taken last week when I was #onmywalktoday with my sister. #macroflowers #onmywalk #summercolors #summerflowers #pixelphotos #Seattlesummer #Seattleinthesummer #pixelphotography #macro_delight #Seattlegardens #seattleflowers

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Have you heard of Wordle? FERNS is a 5-letter word.

Maybe you’ve been playing or maybe you’ve not heard of it. If you like word games, you might enjoy Wordle!  Players have 6 tries to guess the 5-letter word of the day—usually through the process of elimination . It’s rewarding to solve the puzzle. 

Josh Wardle created the game for his girlfriend & made it public 10/21. A month later, there were fewer than 100 people playing, but 2 months later the number of players grew to 300K. It caught the attention of the New York Times  which decided to buy it. If you’re curious, you’ll find it on the NYT website . Lots of people (besides me) are playing & it bonds people from all walks of life who endeavor to find the daily word. 

WORDLE STRATEGIES:

Start with the same word each time (Mine is a color)
Start with a different word each time! (HUH?)
Start with SLICE, TRIED or CRANE
Start with a vowel-heavy word like ADIEU, AUDIO, LOUIE or OUIJA
Skip using correct letters when trying to identify 5 usable letters
Form Words Using Commonly Used Letters. Here’s GameRant’s list from most to least common: E, T, A, I, N, O, S, H, R, D, L, U, C, M, F, W, Y, G, P, B, V, K, Q, J, X & Z
 Use a database of 5-letter words. Is this cheating? The NYT calls it “assistance” for when you’re stumped.  www.bestwordlist.com/5letterwords.htm
 Hints: Some words use the same letter twice & it doesn’t hurt to try weird words

Will Wordle make you smarter?  No. But it’s a lot of fun. Inverse.com says “Wordle may give you a daily dose of complex cognition combined with social interaction” —good things!

I usually tackle Wordle right before bedtime  then I share it to @terrinakamura on Twitter  with a cryptic clue. I may be stimulating my brain  when I should be calming it ‍♀️, but I fall asleep quickly & sleep soundly .

Do you play Wordle, or want to try?
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PHOTOS: Spring is in full force & the #ferns are here to prove it! Last photo: the ONE TIME I solved #Wordle in one try (not my normal start word)
#wordgames #unfurling #springgreen #seattlespring #springinseattle #googlepixel #pixelphotography #macrophotos #Portraitmode
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. (at Central District, Seattle)
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