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April 11, 2013

Streams Into Rivers (A Mama Kat Writing Prompt)

One of the Mama Kat prompts this week is “List 6 of your favorite quotes.” I am a huge quote freak but today I am sharing one, not six. I ran across this quote on social media recently, and it doesn’t need five other quotes competing for space when it says so much in sixteen words. The quote is:

Find a tiny stream in which your strengths can flow, and carve it

into the Mississippi.

~ Marcus Buckingham

framed leighton pic

Photo Credit: Leighton Photography & Imaging

My gratitude to Rich Leighton of Leighton Photography & Imaging for the use of this image.  I was given express permission to use the image; please do not reproduce it without permission.

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Paula Kiger

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Filed Under: Leighton Photography & Imaging, Mama Kat Writers' Workshop Tagged With: Marcus Buckingham, Quotes

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  1. tammigirl says

    April 11, 2013 at 8:22 am

    Oh, I do love this. I’ve never seen it before, and it’s plenty, as you say!

    Reply
  2. Ann says

    April 11, 2013 at 10:44 am

    Thanks for posting this. Strength is a theme in my life right now. I am on the hunt for every bit of strength I can get.

    Reply
  3. jess says

    April 11, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    love it!! beautiful image to go with such a powerful quote…. tyfs!!

    Reply
    • Paula Kiger says

      April 14, 2013 at 6:06 pm

      I agree!! Wish I had made the “wordless” even less “wordless” and added the fact that the body of water is called “Change Creek” – perfect, right? Thanks for your comment!

      Reply

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