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…
Bringing Order To My Writing
I’ve got it all – pens, the notebooks, the access to a couple of great communities for learning and sharing, but I’m still in the process of bringing order to my writing. Bringing Order To My Writing In the past, I was happy to only blog. Put a post together and get it out and…
Rising Strong
Although Brené Brown didn’t write her book, Rising Strong, for writers, when I read it from a writer’s perspective, I could see how rich in learning and motivation it was for me. Rising Strong I’ve been struggling to write some of my ‘stories’. True life events that are hard to re-live. Even harder to articulate.…
The Good You Deserve As A Writer
Recently, I read this post on Daily Writing Tips about how often the word ‘deserve’ is misused. It stresses that the word should be as used in relation to someone earning something, being worthy of something or being entitled to something. And I agree with that being the correct usage of the word. Today, though,…
Taking Time To Be Quiet
I’ve been thinking about this post for a while now and even had a headline ready when I realized that Kate Motaung’s Five Minute Friday prompt for the day is ‘quiet’. I don’t believe in coincidences, so here I am putting this post out today. Taking Time To Be Quiet Most of us are addicted…