“The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change and we all instinctively avoid it.” -E. B. White I do like things staying the same. At the same time, I like to keep expanding too. I took one of those leadership tests and I scored high in openness. TheyContinue reading “Openness”
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Good Finds You
“The sun watches what I do, but the moon knows all my secrets.” – J.M. Wonderland Some people put out shiny rocks and bottles of water. Some people take hot baths. Some people attempt the day as if it has no meaning whatsoever. Some people take the evening to appreciate the moon illuminating the nightContinue reading “Good Finds You”
Who Do You Write For?
“Perhaps I write for no one. Perhaps for the same person children are writing for when they scrawl their names in the snow.” ― Margaret Atwood I started out writing for excellent grades. The whole grading system really gives me anxiety, probably to prove something to my past self. Honestly, I just want to learnContinue reading “Who Do You Write For?”
Fish Stories
“Fiction was invented the day Jonah arrived home and told his wife that he was three days late because he had been swallowed by a whale.” – Gabriel García Márquez I’m gonna tell you what, I’m waiting for a good fish story. I haven’t heard a fish story since high school. Where are all theContinue reading “Fish Stories”
Freedom in Fiction
“A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it” – Roald Dahl I’m not sure I believe in absolute freedom. What I can say is that for me, writing is theContinue reading “Freedom in Fiction”
Three things to write every night.
“If a writer stops observing he is finished. Experience is communicated by small details intimately observed.” – Ernest Hemingway Three thing to write every night that will lead to a more fulfilling life. What are you writing? How’s your book coming? Poetry?
Sunday Solitude
Today was a slow day for me. On Sundays I really try my best to listen to my body. I walked, I rested, and a took time to feel my day out. Still got things done without belittling myself or emotionally pushing myself around. I still nourished my body with delicious food and movement. IContinue reading “Sunday Solitude”
Welcome to August
“Fulfilment in life is the realisation of our own personal meaning of life. By working towards something that is meaningful to us we end up feeling a sense of fulfilment.” -Matthew Gibson at Center for Emotional Education Yes, here we are. It’s August, and we get to spend August being intentional with our actions toContinue reading “Welcome to August”
Keeping Your Commitments for Fulfillment
Fulfillment- the achievement of something desired, promised, or predicted. We’ve all been through hard times, but even then, we can still follow through with our commitments to ourselves. I oftentimes say I yes before really thinking about it, but now that Sunday is my day of solitude, I am immediately hesitant about making any plansContinue reading “Keeping Your Commitments for Fulfillment”
Grace
“Grace is what matters in anything – especially life, especially growth, tragedy, pain, love, death. That’s a quality that I admire very greatly. It keeps you from reaching out for the gun too quickly. It keeps you from destroying things too foolishly. It sort of keeps you alive.” -Jeff Buckley I lead with grace. IContinue reading “Grace”
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