And it's in our best interest to listen... Summer is zooming by in a blur! It's been a memorable month personally, but not much new on the writing front. In the past month:I've been diagnosed with focal seizure epilepsy, with the point of origin being the temporal lobe (temporal lobe epilepsy). I've started treatment with the… Continue reading Life Has a Mind of It’s Own
Tag: Life Lessons
No Regrets
Why is it that we often don't realize how much a person means to us until they're taken from us. Whether it be a move, an illness, life getting in the way keeping two people apart, or death, it's not until the person is gone, the relationship as we knew it changed forever, that we… Continue reading No Regrets
Social Media – Friend or Foe?
Facebook. Twitter. LinkedIn. Instagram. Tumblr. Snapchat. Pinterest. Flickr. These are only a handful of the dozens of social networking sites and apps. One study predicted the number of those using these sites and apps is likely to cross the 2.6 billion mark by 2018. And here we are. It's 2018. But is the facination with… Continue reading Social Media – Friend or Foe?
The Golden Rule
We’ve all heard of The Golden Rule: While the idea is good to shoot for, it may not be good enough. Simply stated, we can be harder on ourselves than anyone else is. We’re often our own worst enemy, constantly reminding ourselves of where we fall short, where we fail. This, in turn, can cause… Continue reading The Golden Rule
The Joy is in the Journey
We as a whole are a results-driven society. We work so we have financial freedom, success, recognition, personal satisfaction, etc. We raise our children with the goal of creating loving, responsible, productive people. We create a date night with our spouse to keep the spark alive in the midst of daily chaos. As writers, we… Continue reading The Joy is in the Journey
The Miracle of Change
Why does something that’s so healthy, so good, so necessary, elicit such enormous fear? In fact, the only certainty in life is change, and while comfort typically accompanies certainty, that's not so when it involves change. In reality, the beauty of it is we have the power to determine what changes we make, changes that… Continue reading The Miracle of Change
Running is Cheaper Than Therapy
I've posted in the past that running is my therapy. And a whole lot cheaper! Running in the early morning is when my mind churns out ideas for my novels or short stories, or brings to light an answer to something I've been praying for. However, that being said, this typically only happens when I'm running outside in nature,… Continue reading Running is Cheaper Than Therapy
“L” is for…
My Top Ten: 10.) Always follow the golden rule--Treat others as you would like to be treated. 9.) Be what you want to be, not what someone else wants you to be. 8.) It's okay to hate the sin, but love the sinner. We are all, every one of us, sinners. 7.) True happiness isn't… Continue reading “L” is for…
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