“I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape—the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show.” -Andrew Wyeth Yesterday, it was 9 degrees. I can’t believe it was 9 degrees and I still love winter. This season has really grownContinue reading “Winter Vibes”
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Already Worthy
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” — Maya Angelou Maya Angelou has been on my mind a lot lately. She is a strong reminder for me that our worth is not defined by external factors. You show up to every factor already worthy. The world can sometimes move in aContinue reading “Already Worthy”
Thinking About Writing a Story?
“If a story is in you, it has to come out.”—William Faulkner Do you have a story to tell? What’s keeping you from telling it? One thing that keeps people from telling their stories is sitting down and doing it. You have to think about writing your story the same way you think about developingContinue reading “Thinking About Writing a Story?”
Living
“Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.” -William James First, I love what the James brothers contributed to the world. Henry James as a writer; fantastic and William with his work in psychology, fascinating. The thing about beginning now what you will be is that you must have some idea of what thatContinue reading “Living”
Allowing Yourself an Optional Out
Well, today felt like a Monday. The motivation for me today was “Well, we’ll try, and if it goes sideways, I’ll just head home.” It went fine. I was fine. But knowing that I had options was my motivation today. Every day I don’t need that type of motivation. Every day I don’t even needContinue reading “Allowing Yourself an Optional Out”
Free Inspo for You
Looking for some inspiration? I have got just the thing for you! I was not struggling today for inspiration, thankfully; a fellow lover of the literary world lit my fire. But since I have been inspired, I have to share one of my secret inspo dump platform. If you haven’t guessed it already, it’s Pinterest.Continue reading “Free Inspo for You”
Doors to Possibility -Happy Birthday C. S. Lewis
“Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say ‘infinitely’ when you mean ‘very’; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.” -C. S. Lewis In honor of C. S. Lewis’ birthday, I wanted to share one of his quotes. This one made me laugh because IContinue reading “Doors to Possibility -Happy Birthday C. S. Lewis”
Final Part of the Process
“Healthy self-expression can make your life more fulfilling, allowing you to tap into your own, unique creativity, desires, and passions.” -Karen Sosnoski, PhD on Psychcentral This first novel of mine focuses on self-expression. It’s a collection of moments, thoughts, and ideas, and it’s a work of fiction that I feel expresses so many little partsContinue reading “Final Part of the Process”
A Life Lived in Gratitude
“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.” -Ralph H. Blum It’s all the little joys I’m grateful for in this life. Sleeping in, my coffee, time with family, coming home at the end of the day, my robe lol What are you grateful for?
Do You Write Alone?
“The writing process for me is pretty much always the same – it’s a solitary experience.” -Sheryl Crow It’s interesting because I speak often of the writing process being solitary. I speak often of taking intentional time for yourself. But I also must admit that when I sit down to write, I bring so manyContinue reading “Do You Write Alone?”
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