February 2023 – Page 3

Keep Going

As long as you keep going, you’ll keep getting better. And as you get better, you gain more confidence. That alone is success. Tamara Taylor This is meant to be encouragement to keep going. It’s ok to be new at things. It’s ok to work on getting better by making mistakes. Let yourself get better.Continue reading “Keep Going”

Rocket Ship

If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on. Sheryl Sandberg I’m inspired by this quote today. I haven’t been asked to take any rocket ship rides lately (or ever). Tomorrow, it could happen and reading this quotes has just expanded my world from impossible I’ll never rideContinue reading “Rocket Ship”

Act of Kindness

A tiny ripple of hope. These words remind me of The Butterfly Effect. To summarize, The Butterfly Effect is when something as small as a butterfly flapping it’s wings can create something as mighty as a tornado weeks later. I share that to say this, a tiny ripple is enough. Your small acts of kindnessContinue reading “Act of Kindness”

Writers are Human

I had to make my most favorite writers human. I have the tendency to place great writers behind glass, where I can’t touch them. When I sit down and read words that touch my soul, it makes me feel so small. Words do mean a lot to me. I often make them much bigger thanContinue reading “Writers are Human”

Spirit and Writing

To lose our connection with the body is to become spiritually homeless. Without an anchor we float aimlessly, battered by the winds and waves of life. Dr. Anodea Judith I like to have plans with my editing sessions. 65k words is hell to edit with no guide on what to look for. I know theContinue reading “Spirit and Writing”

Writing Fantasy

Writing doesn’t take up enough of my life but I haven’t gone a day without doing it. I used to have writing dreams of going off to a cabin in the woods and writing my days away. I stopped dreaming about them for a while but right now an away writing sesh sounds amazing. IContinue reading “Writing Fantasy”

Gentle and Encourging

When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you’re making a commitment and difference in that person’s life. Encouragement really does make a difference. Zig Ziglar Words of affirmation are important to me. But let me explain where I learned it from. I learned it from watching mentors around me and byContinue reading “Gentle and Encourging”