It’s so easy for me to become passive when it comes to issues I truly care about. Part of me wishes I had the energy to stay passionate and part of me wishes the world would just be perfect so I didn’t have to fight for my passion. It reminds me of The Matrix (linkContinue reading “Fight”
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James Joyce
James Joyce inspires me. Some people say he was pompous but even if he was I find so much joy reading his works. He shares in a defiant way but it’s so creative I let it happen. How freeing it is to create. He seemed to take full advantage of his ability to string scenesContinue reading “James Joyce”
Mama’s Existence
Today was a chaotic Monday, but it ended up with a nice ending- eating yellow frosted cake with my mama. I’m super proud of my mama and I. We have both come so far. She’s got a great place that’s clean and nice She has been taking wonderful care of her dog. And she’s goingContinue reading “Mama’s Existence”
Adventure Calls
I’ll just do it. I’ll just write and see where it leads. “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”― Andre Gide
The Library
A place to sit and take in what thousands of other people have to share with the world, is a place where I feel most human and most free. I spent my today at the library and it was amazing. I felt myself again. I’m still feeling in a bit of a slump but whileContinue reading “The Library”
Trouble Getting Motivated
I poured a lot of my energy into the beginning of my day so now I’m rushing about getting my daily writing goals done. But I did share an old piece that was originally published on Know Thyself Heal Thyself. I got a couple pennies for this one. Check it out. I had fun writingContinue reading “Trouble Getting Motivated”
Did You Answer the Call?
A post inspired by Joseph Campbell’s Hero Journey The Call to Adventure sets the story rolling by disrupting the comfort of the Hero’s Ordinary World, presenting a challenge or quest that must be undertaken. -Christopher Vogler from Excerpts from Myth and the Movies, Stuart Voytilla Discomfort is the sign of an awaiting opportunity. You said, yes.Continue reading “Did You Answer the Call?”
My Silly Little Dream
I don’t know what it is, but I want to own a community laundromat pretty bad. I gained the dream and it never went away. It lingers around and pops up from time to time. What drove it home was this post below from Wild Women Sisterhood. I think it was Brene Brown who toldContinue reading “My Silly Little Dream”
Writing Inspo
Going into this writing thing has it’s ups and downs but I’m happy to be here. “And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.”—John Steinbeck
Woolf Quote on Fiction
Fiction is like a spider’s web, attached ever so lightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners. Often the attachment is scarcely perceptible. -Virginia Woolf I find this quote interesting because writing fiction has taught me more than any other medium has. And I do believe it touches ever aspect of myContinue reading “Woolf Quote on Fiction”
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