“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.” ~ Dale Carnegie “Creativity is merely a plus name forContinue reading “The Work of Writing”
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My Writing Life
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ~ Maya Angelou “You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” ~ Ray Bradbury “You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it forContinue reading “My Writing Life”
Living Out Loud
“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just a place and time that the tide will turn.” ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe “Do not consider painful what is good for you.”Continue reading “Living Out Loud”
Just Keep Swimming
“If you go to a tree with an ax and take five whacks at the tree every day, it doesn’t matter if it’s an oak or a redwood; eventually the tree has to fall down.” ~ Jack Canfield “Just as your car turns more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther whenContinue reading “Just Keep Swimming”
Reflections
“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” ~ Margaret J. Wheatley “It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.” ~ Marcus Tillius Cicero “My role in society, or any artist’sContinue reading “Reflections”
