“…there is nothing you can buy, achieve, own, or rent that can fill up that hunger inside for a sense of fulfillment and wonder. But the good news is that creative expression, whether that means writing, dancing, bird-watching, or cooking, can give a person almost everything that he or she has been searching for: enlivenment,Continue reading “Motherhood and Finding the Time to Write and Create”
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This, too, Shall Pass. One Day, it will
“We do not have control over many things in life and death but we do have control over the meaning we give it.” ― Nathalie Himmelrich, Grieving Parents: Surviving Loss as a Couple For over a decade now, I’ve scoured the shelves of my local library and bookstores for the types of literature that speak ofContinue reading “This, too, Shall Pass. One Day, it will”
Joy: It’s Your Choice
“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” ― Jalaluddin Rumi This blog post has been a long time coming–a year in the making, actually. The time away has been spent on rest and rejuvenation, intense personal renewal and reflection, an invaluable year spent refining myself in aContinue reading “Joy: It’s Your Choice”
Born to Write
“If a story is in you, it has to come out.” ~ William Faulkner Remember my little blog post last week about setting and keeping writing resolutions for the new year? Well, 2015 got off to a rough start. A family member was in the hospital. Wicked weather caused us to have two snow daysContinue reading “Born to Write”
A Renewed Commitment to Writing for the New Year
The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals. Melody Beattie Most of the writing that I do, you do not see. Even when I don’t update this blog nearly as much as I need or want to, IContinue reading “A Renewed Commitment to Writing for the New Year”
Taking a Sad Song, Making it Better 