I’m spending the next 50 days focused on my 5th Chakra. Join me The 5th Chakra is the throat chakra and is called Vishudda. According to Healthline.com, it is connected to communication and speaking your inner truth. Day 1 I, like many others, have social anxiety. So over the next few weeks I thought itContinue reading “5th Chakra for 50 Days”
Tag Archives: Poetry
Do It Anyway
“Feel the fear and do it anyway” There’s going to be times in your life where the things you want are on the other side of fear. Fear will keep us in situations that no longer serve us. It will keep us from opportunities that were specifically created for us. Fear has it’s place butContinue reading “Do It Anyway”
In honor of the Andy Grammer Concert Tonight
I really enjoyed all the positive things Andy shared with the crowd. I think he’s a really great role model and creates music for everyone to enjoy. Here’s one song that really touched me. It’s called Saved My Life by Andy Grammer and R3HAB Whoa-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-ohI think you should know you saved my life IContinue reading “In honor of the Andy Grammer Concert Tonight”
Sharing
Feeling a little under the weather today. Tired achy headache blahh. Taking it easy this evening. I’m sure I’ll feel better tomorrow. Even though I’m taking it easy, I feel like it’s important to share something. I decided it might be fun to share my Creative Writing professor, Antoinette Brim-Bell’s work. I’m happy/excited to beContinue reading “Sharing”
Who is James Baldwin?
James Baldwin according to The Poetry Foundation is a “novelist and essayist of considerable renown, [who] bore witness to the unhappy consequences of American racial strife.” James Baldwin wrote “Go Tell It on the Mountain, The Amen Corner, Notes of a Native Son, Nobody Knows My Name, The Fire Next Time, No Name in the Street, and TheContinue reading “Who is James Baldwin?”
Poetry is Fun
I’m going to try to play with poetry again. I will be posting my poetry on Medium.com. A few triggers have inspired me to play with words again. We’ll see how it goes. I’m trying to gauge my level of commitment, and it’s probably about one poem a week. I don’t want to be famousContinue reading “Poetry is Fun”
Have you tried Bard?
Bard is the AI chatbot by Google. You can ask Bard all sorts of things. Bard edits, gives ideas, tells you facts and gives links to help deepen your understanding. Bard has great potential to support educational and creative endeavors! I say that as an optimistic progressivist. Here’s a fun example. I asked Bard toContinue reading “Have you tried Bard?”
National Daughter’s Day
Phenomenal Woman BY MAYA ANGELOU Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms, The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curlContinue reading “National Daughter’s Day”
Edith Wharton
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. Edith Wharton Wooow! I love this quote!! And so of course I had to look up who Edith Wharton was. She was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction! The name of the novel thatContinue reading “Edith Wharton”
On Writing a Daily Journal
I have been working on journaling everyday for years. At first I journaled all in the same place whether it was a novel journal or a daily thought, or research effort. Then I separated them all. And now I have a place where daily journaling is it’s own thing. This year I was really diggingContinue reading “On Writing a Daily Journal”
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