The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. Stephen R Covey I’m a planner. I like to think about how things could go ahead of time. Unless I’m writing. I write with a vague plan but I think it’s because I haven’t finished a novel yet. Maybe I’llContinue reading “Your Priorities”
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Thanks mom
All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my mother. Abraham Lincoln Parenting isn’t easy. When I became a mama I was flooded with so many emotions. The biggest revelation was that my mom raised two of us by herself until we were teenagers. I’m so grateful for my mother, even withContinue reading “Thanks mom”
Effective Communication
To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. Tony Robbins Communication is hard work. What could go wrong if you share too much of your personal life? What could go right? As aContinue reading “Effective Communication”
Poem Share
I stumbled upon this poem that warmed my heart and awoke my inner child. I had to share it. The Land of Nod BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON From breakfast on through all the day At home among my friends I stay, But every night I go abroad Afar into the land of Nod. All by myselfContinue reading “Poem Share”
Happenstance
Today I did my usual rest and cleaned than went on my merry way to finally have a creative date. My goal for the creative date was to find a planner and start filling it up. I went to BAM because they have both planners and books galore. Plus something warm to drink which alwaysContinue reading “Happenstance”
A World In Us
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. Anais Nin I got foodies with my friends and family and it was a blast. It was nice to talk about life and then feel every blanketContinue reading “A World In Us”
The Seeds
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson This was a good reminder for me today. Before I had my little one, I’d garden every spring. I love watching the sprouts grow into full size blooms. I don’t garden so much anymore and nextContinue reading “The Seeds”
Words of Affirmation
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose. Dr. Seuss Don’t forget how capable you are to unstick yourself! We don’t stay stuck. We know our value. We know what we bring to the table and we know we can walk away whenContinue reading “Words of Affirmation”
Earthly State
Sickness is a sort of early old age; it teaches us a diffidence in our earthly state. Alexander Pope We aren’t invincible on this earth and the Good Lord has many reminders for us. Death, illness, the need to maintain ourselves regularly in order to function. We are human. We do need a reminder onceContinue reading “Earthly State”
Novel Writing Life
Learning to enjoy the complete project, beginning middle and end, is what makes a creative’s life more bearable. Saschia Johnson Starting projects is fun and exciting. I love having projects outside of writing because for me, they get finished much quicker than writing books. Some people pump out books and they are great! Maybe somedayContinue reading “Novel Writing Life”
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