I believe the question, “Who are you?” is moot because we are constantly changing, growing, and reinventing ourselves. Who we were is not who we are right in this moment and this version of us right now is not who we will be when all is said and done. To discover your fears, demolish your…
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Do you love it? Can you feel it deep within your bones? Does it drive you forward? Does it give you purpose? Do you crave it? Then you’re pursuing the right goals.
It is noted that Neil Simon spent 10hrs a day writing, which he equated to “sheer heaven”. Yet, he followed it up with the second line of the above quote. Neil’s right because that’s how I feel about writing. Where’s your haven?
YES! YES! YESSS! In brainstorming with a friend regarding an upcoming book I’m working on, she asked something along the lines of, “How could you write that!?” Basically, I freaked her out a bit… The book in question tells the tale of a murderer with a mission (yes, vague, but I don’t want to give…
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This guy’s got some pretty cool things to offer aspiring writers. He offers courses, weekly emails, and tribe support (whether or not you actually join his or not, he’s there for you). His advice is pretty spot on because he’s “been there” and he knows where you want to be. I enjoy his advice and this quote…
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To give some context, Ondaatje was stating that a book he wrote gained early success and then won him the 1992 Broker award which allowed him to “quit teaching for good.” By following his passion, Ondaatje gained the freedom he desired that enabled him to do what he wanted to do. He followed the good…
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CHEERS! Thank you, Anne, for putting it so simply yet eloquently. I love writing. My love for it is hard to put into words because the feeling is truly indescribable. I just know how it makes me feel. Writing grants me freedom, creativity, inspiration, expression, and so much more. Writing allows me to say all the things…
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Now, this guy (Hashimoto) was pretty sweet! He put Japanese cinema on the map. I’ve enjoyed his work over the years without even knowing it until I read about him after his death. He wrote the script for 1954’s Seven Samurai (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, you should. Look it up!) George Lucas has…
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I LOVE this! In general, we all think… and then think… and then over-think. Instead of just “going with it.” We think ourselves out of things. We think ourselves into things. We second-guess how we feel until we no longer recognize the initial feeling. We doubt ourselves, we doubt the people around us, and we…
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A wonderful, creative, quirky friend of mine wrote me this quote and I felt it would be an injustice to him not to use it exactly as written 🙂 This quote makes me happy. It makes me feel free to read the words and feel their meaning. When I really get into the flow of…
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Now, let’s add: Emotional, Spiritual, and Physical Health to Mental Health = gold 🙂 Balance those four bodies in all aspects of your life (/relationships).
