Two Writing Teachers are hosting today’s Writer’s Notebook Wednesday. Haven’t heard of it? Here’s what it’s all about. Today’s charge is based on my post from Monday. “What are you going to do today, this week, this month, this year, to take yourself seriously? For the sake of your dream?”– HipWriterMama Go forth, take yourself…
I love New Year’s. There’s something about saying farewell to the old and greeting the new, that makes me grateful I’ll be able to start with a clean slate. Didn’t do something last year? Here’s a chance to start once again. And I’m not talking about the goals that are here one minute, gone the…
Our Deepest Fear by Marianne Williamson Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually who are we not to…
My husband is a big fan of Abraham Lincoln. He can still recite the Gettysburg Address from memory, which I find amazing. My husband has this cute little book, about 2 inches by 3 inches with a few selections of Abraham Lincoln’s writings. I found four year old with this in her possession and thought…
The future depends on what we do in the present. – Mahatma Gandhi I’ll be one of the first people to admit that I was a bit lax this summer with my writing. I was doing really well with the writing every day until these past couple of months. And then the loose days of…
“The shortest and surest way to live with honor in this world is to be in reality what we would appear to be; all human virtues increase and strengthen themselves by the practice and experience of them.” – Socrates In my most recent post, I asked you all to treat your dreams with respect and…
How many of you let other people know what your dreams are? Or do you secret it away, hiding your herculean efforts, until the moment of truth comes and you can unveil your masterpiece? Or, do you let a few people in, and try to juggle everyone else’s needs since you don’t want to change…
Summer is a time I’d like to think would be slow and relaxing, but I’ve found myself more stressed these past few weeks. Isn’t it sad that I’ve found having three children home, all day long, making sure they have summer fun, has drained me? It pains me to admit that, because these kids are…
I am in constant awe of my children. For any of you who have interaction with children, you know what I mean. The ability children have to persist, despite who they irritate. The ability to tune out the “No’s” and turn them into “Why’s” in a split second. For the most part, children don’t care…
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