Keys to Personal Excellence

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. Confucius Do you need these things to reach personal excellence? I personally think self acceptance, discipline, and courage are keys. I’m sure we could come up with more.Continue reading “Keys to Personal Excellence”

Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest I loved reading this. The humor is timeless. The play is thoughtful and fun and it shows Wilde’s acute awareness of social expectations. I listened to this version of the play while I read along in the book. This broadcast has some unscripted musical pieces of entertainment to help breakContinue reading “Oscar Wilde”

Halloween Thoughts

The two things I love about Halloween are: Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others. John F. Kennedy It’s ok for me to not celebrate Halloween annnd still have fun with those who do. There’s no real clear reason that I don’t celebrate.Continue reading “Halloween Thoughts”

Dreamers Change the World

Don’t quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can’t see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It’s the one that makes the sweetest sound. Simon Sinek Well, I’ve been watching One Piece. The main character, Luffy’s famous line is “I’m going to be kingContinue reading “Dreamers Change the World”

Novel Frustrations

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. Maya Angelou I’m thinking about adding a character to my story and it’s really giving me a lot of trouble. I don’t have a clear idea who the character is or where to put them within the story. I know their role inContinue reading “Novel Frustrations”

How to Value Human Life

How do we bring value back to being alive? Well, before I took time to value myself I always made excuses to do it later, or next week, or when my daughters grow up, or when I’m retired and can really focus. The thing is, if we can’t value ourselves right now, we can’t value our children,Continue reading “How to Value Human Life”

Current Read and Listen

The Archer by Paulo Coelho I love the accessibility of books in todays world. I wonder how many more books I would have read if I had this feature when I was younger? Also have to share a song I took time to appreciate today Creeping Death by Metallica What are you reading? What areContinue reading “Current Read and Listen”

Bedtime Affirmation

I found this bedtime affirmation and I wanted to share. I like to sandwich my sleep with affirmations. Go to sleep with and positive affirmation and wake up with one too. I learned that this helps to start your day on the right path. (Louisa Havers) So tonight my affirmation is, I am my ownContinue reading “Bedtime Affirmation”

Langston Hughes

I spent some of my solitude Sunday at a local coffee shop reading The Selected Letters of Langston Hughes. I’m so happy people preserved his letters. It’s always nice to see these well known poets are humans like ourselves. Even more so, that they are humans who have gone through similar experiences as ourselves. ThisContinue reading “Langston Hughes”