If you’re a writer, find the time (about 20 minutes) to watch this video. It’s not about writing. It’s creating a life where you are radiantly alive and you’re living the life you want.
How many of us wait until the moment when we’re able to write? How many of us play the “if/then” game? (If I get on the New York Times Bestseller’s list, then I’ll be happy.)
Life’s too short to be wasted.
“Remember that as today’s dead flower carries
the seed of tomorrow’s bloom so does
today’s sadness carry the seed of tomorrow’s joy.”
– Og Mandino
Happy Monday!
“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.”
–Ralph Waldo Emerson
I had a BIG lesson in this last weekend. A certain business situation was presented as an opportunity but it felt funny. I checked it out with someone I trust. Turns out it was a funny situation. I hope you trust yourself this week!
Happy Monday!
“No, everything is not going to be okay. It never is. It isn’t okay now. Change, by definition, changes things. It makes some things better and some things worse. But everything is never okay.
Finding the bravery to shun faux reassurance is a critical step in producing important change. Once you free yourself from the need for perfect acceptance, it’s a lot easier to launch work that matters.” – from “No, everything’s not going to be okay” by Seth Godin
Happy Monday! Hope you have a week doing what really matters.
“You hike through the deep powder at 10,000 feet exactly the same way you stroll down the Seine – one step at a time. Now get moving!”
Happy Monday!
“What happens to a (hu)man is less significant than what happens within him (or her).”
- Louis L. Mann
Have you seen this video? It’s about 5 minutes long and well worth the time.
I think the thing that really hit home for me was when Judy says something like: “When I let go of who I thought she should be, she flourished.”
That simple statement is true for all of us. While we look into the new year with hope, my hope for myself, and each of you, is that we can finally realize that we are enough.
Happy New Year!
Imagine this:
You set aside the time to write. The house is finally quiet. Every responsibility is tucked out of sight.
You sit down at your computer… and don’t feel like writing.
There are few things that are more frustrating to an author. Often, these moments happen right when you must get something written.
I’ve learned that this only happens when I need a break for inspiration.
Inspiration? We tend to think of inspiration as a creative spark, possibly coming from outside ourselves.
But look at the word.
Wikitionary defines Inspiration as:
I’ve learned that when I’m stuck or feel the ‘don’t wannas’ I need to get moving, get breathing. I get up for a fast walk in the neighborhood, a run in the park, fifteen minutes of chasing Rose around the house, dancing in place or even some fast house cleaning.
When I return from inspiring air, low and behold, my writing inspiration has returned.
Recently, my twitter buddy Lyn Thorne-Alder, writer of Addergoole, was on deadline and stuck. I encouraged her to try my walk inspiration trick. After a quick walk around the block, she easily made her word goal for the day.
Works every time.
What works for you?
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