I learned from a writer-friend of mine the practice of writing down words of interest that we encounter through out our lives. Even if she did not know what she would do with those words... if they caught her attention, she wrote them down.
I began this practice years ago when my first child began to talk. By the tender age of two, she was down right articulate... precociously so. Here's the story behind one such quotation, words spoken by my daughter at the age of 2+ years: I'm one of those moms who say "bless you" when my children, or anyone else for that matter, sneezes. So from the very first sneeze of her life, my daughter heard the words "bless you" immediately after.... One day while I was hanging clothes in the closet, my daughter who was sitting on my bed sneezed. Of course it was not a dainty little "kerchoo". It was one of those show-stopping, explosive sneezes from a two year old with a cold... With her little messy hands out to her side, she looked at me and said, "Oh Mommy!! I bless you-ed all over your bed!"
Since then, I've continued the practice, if not as often as I should, of writing down quotes I find interesting. During the EDUC 6005 course I have kept a "log" of things I've read from my classmates, instructor, and resources. They are just notes and quotes (quotes with citations) that I want to remember and that I think may be of future use as I develop my professional career. I just copy and paste them onto a Word Document that I keep in a folder I call, "Notes and Quotes for Professional Development".
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