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Two links worth pouring a cup of tea for and lingering over:

The lovely Rachelle is writing about photography as a spiritual practice over at her weekly Blogher column.  She is featuring my post on the subject (which has been one of the most linked-to posts I have written recently) as well as a number of other soulful photographers.  Lots of great jewels to be discovered there.

I have seen this video of Elizabeth Gilbert’s wonderful talk on creativity in several places , but first saw it at Tess at Anchors and Masts, and encourage you to watch it if you want to be fully inspired and see your creative process in a new light!

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