SAGA Newsletter 09/01, page 6.

Positive affirmations in the World of Gourds:

"I've just added pictures of my latest gourd bowl . . . "
"Wow! I love your patriotic themes . . ."
"It will work better if you . . . "
"Thank you and everyone for help . . ."
"It works great for me . . ."
"Put. . .", "Do this . . ." "Move . . . ", "Plant . . .", "Talk to your gourd . . .", "Listen to what your gourd is saying. It will tell you what it wants to be . . .", "Try . . . ", "Experiment . . .", "Explore different mediums. See which one you like best for which outcome you desire. . ."
"Just added a couple projects to my album. . ."
"I've sent you information on how to . . ."
"I love your new gourd craft . . ."
"I'm so glad you chimed in . . ."
"I appreciate the input . . ."
"What a fantastic tutorial!  It rocks . . ."
"I'm learning from (gourd) drums . . ."
"I'm glad you started to make (gourd) drums . . . "
"To me it was worth buying . . . "
"Each gourd has its own personality. You can do so much with them!"
"There are some advantages to age . . ."
"There are no stupid questions."
" Any help would be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance. "
"Have a gourd one!"
"She has a good point!"
"Gourds are easy to burn on. "
"It is VERY addictive and fun."
"Congratulations!!"
"Yes, I was just making some last night."
"There's a great web site on that. . ."
"None of the plants displayed any signs of stress because of the transplanting."
"I have a healthful potion of something to help the plants out."
"a gentle warmth . . . "
"My favorite acrylic is Ceramcoat . . ."
". . . thank you so much for the information for
drying . . ."
"This really makes good sense . . ."
"This is going to cause me to re-think my plan for drying. "
"I also like your ideas . . ."
"T'aint hard at all........"
"there are plenty of instructional books "
". . . play with the clay . . ."

"God Bless . . ."