“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 a … Continue reading Joy: It’s Your Choice
Writing routine
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 days … Continue reading Born to Write
Living Intentionally in 2014
Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. ~Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850 I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the year's. ~Henry Moore It's that time of year, one resplendent with making … Continue reading Living Intentionally in 2014
Grateful for the Words: Giving Thanks Day Four (30 Days of Thanks)
“Writers live twice.” —Natalie Goldberg It’s not an easy story to tell, this life of mine, this journey I am living out now and the paths I have crossed long ago. Despite the trials, I’m surviving and often, I think, thriving even with new challenges thrown my way. This intricate, complex life of mine … Continue reading Grateful for the Words: Giving Thanks Day Four (30 Days of Thanks)
Blog hop
Was it only by dreaming or writing that I could find out what I thought? ~ Joan Didion Part of my writing practice involves searching for new writers and delighting in the discovery of the stories they have to tell. Scouring the internet for blogs and searching the shelves of my public library for … Continue reading Blog hop
The Writer’s Way
If I fall asleep with a pen in my hand, don’t remove it—I might be writing in my dreams. ~Terri Guillemets On a crisp, invigorating after-dinner walk throughout my neighborhood, stretching across the main way and down the winding path carefully lined with trees and showcasing the nature sights and sounds of early spring, … Continue reading The Writer’s Way
