I meant to publish this before Thanksgiving, but I didn’t. But I do believe that the first post of the year here is appropriate to share what I’m grateful for as a writer. 2020 and 2021 have been difficult years for everyone. We’ve either been ill, or lost someone to illness, lost a job, had…
Writing From The Senses
It’s been a while since I wrote about writing related books here, so I thought I’d share with you about a book I just finished reading – Writing from the Senses. This book fits in with with previous posts observation and mindfulness that have been published here. Writing from the Senses 60 Exercises to Ignite…
Capturing and Storing Ideas When Inspiration Strikes
I’m sure all writers and bloggers would identify with me if I was to talk about the brilliant idea for an article, story or post that went missing. You’re having a shower or going for a walk and a fantastic idea pops into your head. You’re excited about it and then you forget to write…
Finding Balance Through Writing
The written word has the power to inspire and awaken our hearts and minds and helps us in finding balance. Over the years I’ve read hundreds of books that have helped and enlightened me. The writings of Rumi, Gibran, Thomas Merton, Jack Kornfield, Stephen Covey, Jon Acuff, Emily P Freeman…have made me stop and think,…
Terri Connellan and Wholehearted
I’ve been following Terri Connellan’s blog on her website Quiet Writing for a while now and was excited to watch her journey towards writing her book: Wholehearted: Self-Leadership For Women in Transition. Today I’m happy to share details of the book with you. Wholehearted: Self-leadership for women in transition About The Book Wholehearted: Self-leadership for…
C for Create Arbitrary Rules
My apologies for the long gap between episodes. We’re back today and hopefully, the weekly episodes will be on time – every Wednesday. Today we’re on Episode 3 of the A to Z of Creativity Series. The letter C. Create Arbitrary Rules. Your creativity is endless…it is like an ocean.. and that is amazing. But…