Jul 23, 2012 | Motivating Word, Quotes
SAILING We usually think of sailing as traveling across the sea in boat with sails. But today think of it as moving through your day and your week smoothly and confidently. The ship of my life may or may not be sailing on calm and amiable seas. The challenging days of...
Jul 16, 2012 | Motivating Word
RELAX Yesterday, my husband and I decided to take a day trip to Martha’s Vineyard. Neither of us had ever been there before. We were only two hours away, so we figured what the hell. Our adventure had a momentary setback when we discovered we had to take a ferry...
Apr 2, 2012 | Motivating Word
FLOW I’m at the beach this week and was very tempted to skip my blog. But as I watched the waves roll toward the shore, it occurred to me that I needed to stay in the flow of writing. There will always be something else to do other than write. So, we have to...
Mar 26, 2012 | Motivating Word, The Writing Life
MOMENTUM Last night, my son asked why I stopped writing my blog. The question surprised me. I didn’t realize he read it regularly enough to know I hadn’t written anything in a few weeks. I have had this mental block since February when I went on an unexpected birthday...
Feb 13, 2012 | Motivating Word
CELEBRATE Today would have been my grandmother’s 90th birthday. Growing, I always thought we had a special bond because our birthdays were only three days apart. I would sit in the kitchen as a child and watch her cook. She made the best peach cobbler. It wasn’t...
Feb 7, 2012 | Motivating Word
HOPE I haven’t been feeling very hopeful, lately. The submission/rejection dance has been quite discouraging. Though I try to find peace in the writing itself, I can’t ignore the yearning for validation that haunts me every time I sit at my computer. Saturday...
