“No need to force yourself to do something the “right way” if it’s not your right way. Your job is to honor your process.” —Andi Cumbo When it comes to the entire process of being a writer, there’s a lot I’m still learning about my own process. I think a good chunk of it isContinue reading “The Writing Process”
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The Story ‘IS’ in You
“If a story is in you, it has to come out.” -William Faulkner I don’t think people understand how deep storytelling goes. Storytelling isn’t just writing novels and spending time sharing fish tales by the fire. Even though those two are my favorites, storytelling is so much more vast. It’s teaching, it’s learning, it’s recordingContinue reading “The Story ‘IS’ in You”
Anime Marathon -Dragon Ball Z
This marks Day 4 for my Anime Marathon and let me tell you if you haven’t done this, you should. It’s a soul cleanse. I understand why people love Anime. Today I got to watch Dragon Ball Z. I wasn’t sure where to start, but I found DRAGON BALL – EPISODE 1 TO 13 –Continue reading “Anime Marathon -Dragon Ball Z”
Anime Marathon -Naruto
We are on Day 3 of my Anime marathon So far I’ve watched Seven Deadly Sins, One Piece, and now Naruto. These shows really have a lot to give. Today I started Naruto. I can see why it’s so popular, I was absolutely glued to it. Over the past three days, I have been watchingContinue reading “Anime Marathon -Naruto”
Anime Marathon -One Piece
“No matter how hard or how impossible it is, never lose sight of your goal.” Luffy from One Piece I’m on day two of my anime marathon. Yesterday was Seven Deadly Sins, and today I got to watch One Piece. I don’t have a favorite character in One Piece, but one of my favorite thingsContinue reading “Anime Marathon -One Piece”
Condolences
“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller It was tough on me this weekend taking in the news of all the innocent lives lost. I was glued to my phone all weekend waiting to hear the latest updates. I hope that the families receiveContinue reading “Condolences”
But This Time the Quote is Popova’s
“We slice through the simultaneity by being everything at once: our first names and our last names, our loneliness and our society, our bold ambition and our blind hope, our unrequited and part-requited loves.” -Maria Popova from her book Figuring I liked the quote so much yesterday that I didn’t realize I forgot to actuallyContinue reading “But This Time the Quote is Popova’s”
Thank You
“The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you on to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called truth.”– Dan Rather I try not to say this in class too much, but I am deeply grateful for my collegeContinue reading “Thank You”
Popova on Love
“We feel love leave us in unthreatening ways. We feel it reenter us at once more truly and more strange, like a simple kiss that has a bite of starlight to it.” -Christian Wiman taken from Love and Sacred, Maria Popova’s The Marginalian I don’t know if you’ve ever read the work of Maria Popova,Continue reading “Popova on Love”
Beauty is Now
So many favorite moments await me! For a moment tonight, I was living in the past. For just one second, I thought I was afraid I would never have this particular favorite moment again. But the truth is being a mom and wife comes with a million favorite moments. Now that I think about it,Continue reading “Beauty is Now”
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