Tonight I wanted to share one of my most favorite Rachell Platten songs. When I first heard this song, it was everything I needed in the moment. Not only did it lift me out of my dark place, we even “just so happened” to get tickets to go see her in concert. My daughter andContinue reading “Stand By You”
Monthly Archives: January 2026
Agua Viva
“Putting my hand in someone else’s has always been my definition of happiness. Before I fall asleep, often – in that small struggle not to lose consciousness and go into the greater world – often, before I get up the courage to go into the vastness of sleep, I pretend that someone has my handContinue reading “Agua Viva”
Write the Story
“A writer is a world trapped in a person.” -Victor Hugo You gotta set it free! There’s a story inside you and it’s going to find its way out. Sometimes it comes out in other ways like nightmares or fears. The best way to take hold of the story inside of you is to lassoContinue reading “Write the Story”
Making New Connections
“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while.” – Steve Jobs I’ve been inspired by innovation quotes lately. Maybe it’s because I’m working on my nextContinue reading “Making New Connections”
Lessons from Noah
“Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.” — M. C. Escher This quote tickles my inner child in a good way. What does it mean to attempt the absurd? To attempt something that doesn’t yet make sense. That’s where innovation begins. It reminds me of the Bible story about Noah. He wasContinue reading “Lessons from Noah”
January 27, 2026
Good Morning 🙏🏽Small Talk: Tonight, I decided to make myself a dark chocolate mug cake. Wow was it rich. I could only take about 5 bites but it made me sit down and close my eyes for a moment. A ☝🏽Gentle thought: The best way to combat fear in writing is to face it headContinue reading “January 27, 2026”
Writers as Early Warning Systems
“Art at its most significant is a distant early warning system that can always be relied on to tell the old culture what is beginning to happen.” —Marshall McLuhan Writers are the bold ones who are willing to say the hard truths. “It’s time to hang your hat on the old ways. They no longerContinue reading “Writers as Early Warning Systems”
Write Anyway
“You have a million excuses. Write anyway.” ― Carrie Kei Heim I don’t know what it is, but the exact moment I finally fully commit to writing something shows up and pops out of nowhere. It could be a person, a phone call, a news headline—there’s really no limit. The point is that I haveContinue reading “Write Anyway”
Art and Love
“There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” – Vincent Van Gogh It’s no easy task, and it does take great skill and commitment to love those around you. Also, it takes a boldness that can at times feel distant. And I’m not only talking about the kind of love that leaves youContinue reading “Art and Love”
Let Your Light Shine
“Writing well has everything to do with being able to read one’s own work with an eye toward the unmet possibilities that are there.” ― Lucy Calkins As an overthinker… I don’t advise looking for all the unmet possibilities in your near finished work. I’m laughing because I really think I’ve over-edited, and not as in thisContinue reading “Let Your Light Shine”
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