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I Refuse to be Pessimistic

“If all you do is spend time focusing on what the problem is, you leave no room open for the solution.” –Mastin Kipp “As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation – either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering intoContinue reading “I Refuse to be Pessimistic”

I Did It!

“It’s easy to attack and destroy an act of creation. It’s a lot more difficult to perform one.” –Chuck Palahniuk I did it! I finished the rough draft of my novel. It’s been a long two years, mostly because I didn’t do a plot outline. I just picked up a novel I’d started about fourteenContinue reading “I Did It!”

The Power of Play

“Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream.” – John Lennon “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” — Mark Twain Recently, a debate arose on Facebook among my college friends about the possible elimination of winter term from Graceland University’s educationalContinue reading “The Power of Play”

Be Bold

“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.” – Franz Kafka “Freedom lies in being bold.” – Robert Frost These are two new favorite quotes of mine. When I read the quote by Kafka, IContinue reading “Be Bold”

Our Collective Ego

“Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.” – Eckhart Tolle “Words are things. You can put some words together and make people want to go to war. Put together another few words and make them long forContinue reading “Our Collective Ego”