I didn’t want to tell you guys about this till it’d been working for a while, but my sister Sarah and I have been having so much fun with this point system we invented over a month ago and so I wanted to share it with you because it could help make your life evenContinue reading “And Now Introducing… The Point System!”
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A History of a Writer
I’ve been making up stories for as long as I can remember and, as I’m turning 35 in a few months, it looks like the odds are good I’ll be telling them for the rest of my life (not just gonna yell ‘That’s it! I’m done!’ as I blow out my birthday candles). But howContinue reading “A History of a Writer”
The Day You Woke Up
This is the day you woke up. This is the day you realized you only have so many days left (even if it’s a lot, it’s still a finite number). This is the day you decided the start living. Today you realized your talent and passion and vision are too beautiful to take to theContinue reading “The Day You Woke Up”
Reclaiming ‘Perfection’
Perfection is a dirty word. Look up ‘perfection’ quotes and you get everything from the funny — to the downright hostile — And I get it, really I do. Trying to be a perfect, flawless person sets one up for heartache. Some people spend years before realizing that it’s an impossible standard — we areContinue reading “Reclaiming ‘Perfection’”
Awesome Day #7 — Meeting With the Mentor
Yow!!! Yesterday (on day #7 of my 8 day ‘stay-cation’) I had arranged to meet well-known and respected writer. I’ve never really gotten to talk to anyone on that level before, and by contacting them, I had brought myself into this whole new range of experience. I had been quite nervous before our meeting forContinue reading “Awesome Day #7 — Meeting With the Mentor”
How to Reevaluate Your Life
When you decide to reevaluate your life, remember: you are not looking for easy answers. At this stage you are only trying to ask the right questions. 10 QUESTIONS What’s my dream life? If you could have anything, no holds bared, what would you be doing, day in and day out? It’s fine to haveContinue reading “How to Reevaluate Your Life”
How to Start Living the Life of Your Dreams Today
This is about to be a huge cop out because the answer to the question above is to remove the first two words from the title of this piece — there’s your answer. But hopefully my explanation will be more satisfying. There’s a lot of dithering, planning, dreaming, whiteboard and index card use, and fantasizingContinue reading “How to Start Living the Life of Your Dreams Today”
Oh 2014, What Can I Say About You?
Now, all last year (2013 for those of you playing along at home) something was up. I started to feel uncomfortable about some parts of my ‘day’ job and about some of my friends etc. What had seemed fine for years was suddenly unbearable (at least, for a few bad days). Then, it became aContinue reading “Oh 2014, What Can I Say About You?”
Winter Wonderland
Like a lot of people, I’m snowed in right now. But if you can’t move forward with all your big plans right now, then just take a moment and enjoy exactly where you are. Take a deep breath. You are right where you are suppose to be. And everything good is headed you way. Now goContinue reading “Winter Wonderland”
Who’s Inspiring You Right Now?
As I get excited about the year ahead and living the life of my dreams I was thinking about the quote — And that got me thinking, which five people in my life are doing what I want to do more of? i.e. who’s inspiring you right now? So, without further ado, here are theContinue reading “Who’s Inspiring You Right Now?”
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