“There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly: sometimes it’s like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.” ~ Ernest Hemingway **Novel Update** I’m trying to figure out an ending. Or if it is the end? I don’t know. We may never know. I’ve got 56 thousandContinue reading “The Triptych”
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Summer Challenge
The way life’s been going, my best bet is to focus on doing all the things I love. I want to have these experiences forever but if there’s a limit to all this happiness I’m taking in as much as I can now. We’re napping, playing board games, eating healthy and not healthy, we’re goingContinue reading “Summer Challenge”
Love Myself
Things I’m much better at since I started to intentionally love myself Setting boundariesSelf CareTrust Authenticity My writingLetting people go when it’s time Allowing myself room to grow and change Prioritizing myself It always blows my mind how much everything is connected to self love. It’s so connected and always makes such a positive impactContinue reading “Love Myself”
Sunday Reflections
I don’t spend a lot time down the internet rabbit hole as much these days. My days fly by especially with my to do lists these days but for the sake of July 4th I did my usual Church and cleaning. Then made cupcakes with my youngest. Once I finished washing the last load ofContinue reading “Sunday Reflections”
Your Voice Matters
Choosing with integrity means finding ways to speak up that honor your reality, the reality of others, and your willingness to meet in the center of that large field. It’s hard sometimes. – Terry Tempest Williams I looked into some of Terry Tempest’s books. They look interesting but I haven’t read any yet. This quote doesContinue reading “Your Voice Matters”
Women, Stay
On supporting women I’m still learning to support myself as a woman. Which means as a woman I’m still learning to support women around me. We are the result of women who fought for us. This is a world where we can vote and they couldn’t. We are in a world where women’s innate abilitiesContinue reading “Women, Stay”
I Came To Thrive and Prosper
A world where women are safe and free. Where they have freedoms that include “Freedom of speech · Freedom of worship · Freedom from want · Freedom from fear.” Where they can set goals and reach for their aspirations authentically and still have enough to care for herself at the end of the week. WhereContinue reading “I Came To Thrive and Prosper”
Wow, never heard this quote
“Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself.” Mark Twain I’m intrigued by Twain’s words here. Desire over doubt as writers? What are my desires as a writer? I’m going to think about these things over the next couple days.
The Mantra that Worked Today
So I am getting ready for an event tomorrow. We were picking up a few food items and I got a little anxious in the snack aisle because that’s how I get when I’m trying to pick out snacks for other humans. Finally, I gave up and called my husband who guided me. At thisContinue reading “The Mantra that Worked Today”
Create Rich Experiences
When writing with others, I think it’s important to make sure we are appreciating both aspects in our writing communities; our differences and our commonality For most of us writers, we’re all doing our own thing, writing our own way, living our own individual writer’s life the best way we know how. We focus onContinue reading “Create Rich Experiences”
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