Whatever we are waiting for – peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance – it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart.
Sarah Ban Breathnach
June 19, 2019
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I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.
Audrey Hepburn
February 8, 2018
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This is the real secret of life—to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.
Alan Watts
February 1, 2018
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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
Colin Powell
IT’S A NEW YEAR – 2018!
January 21, 2018 By Leave a Comment
It’s a New Year, and I want to think that the person I was in 2017 is not the same person I will be in 2018. I want to be more of something and less of something else. I’m not sure exactly how that’s supposed to happen. Just because the shorthand on the clock moved passed the number twelve, I’m supposed to change all the bad habits into new, more worthy ones.
I haven’t found a way to reset my thoughts that easily. I woke up on January 1st, feeling the same way I did the day before, the week before, the month before. But like the masses, I’m going to be different, better, new and improved.
What I do subscribe to is the belief that every day of the year I get an opportunity to improve. And that’s what I will do in 2018. I will try to be more thoughtful. I’ll try to be more positive. I’ll try to be more present.
I’ll write down those resolutions and some others. But if one month in I walk away from them, that doesn’t make me a dreadful person, a person without purpose or a person without willpower or drive. It makes me human in every sense of the word. What I must remember is that every day I get the opportunity to become a better version of myself. I don’t have to wait for the end of the year or the beginning of a new one.
December 8, 2016
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We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
Buddha
WAVING BYE TO 2016
November 26, 2016 By Leave a Comment
As 2016 comes to a close, I’m sitting in my office with mixed feelings. I’m wondering if I’ve done everything I can to be a better person. If I’ve pushed myself hard enough, or long enough. I’m not certain I can say I did.
I’m wondering in the remaining days of this year, what else I can accomplish. I’m a person who likes list and I love checking stuff off as I accomplish them. But sometimes I’m so driven by getting things done I forget to enjoy the now, the moment. Maybe next year that’s something I can work on.
There is a long list of people who will not journey into 2017. I’m missing those loved one that did not make it this far into the year. There are some losses that shocked me and others that rocked me. But I still wake up each morning with a heart full of thanks and praise. I’m sure one day I’ll have the answers to the questions I seek.
I’m hoping 2016 doesn’t deliver any more surprises. I’m not so sure I’ve got the strength to handle anything else. And even as I type those words, I realize how absurd they are. As if I had some control over anything or could deem them so, just by writing them down.
I’ll prepare for 2017 with the optimism that circulates in my soul. And like always I’ll try to see the lighter side of life. And just in case I don’t post again before 2017, I’m wishing you and yours all the best.
LISTIFYLIFE CHALLENGE WEEK 3
April 11, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Listify Life – LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY
I like to think if myself as an uncomplicated creature. I tend to be optimistic, even in the face of hopelessness and I’m easy to please. I can find happiness in the simplest things.
- Hearing my children laugh
- Sunny days
- Sitting beside my husband
- Spring flowers and the sound of birds
- Walking the dog
- Writing a good chapter or a good book
- Finishing a manuscript
- A good meal
- A good workout
- Being with my friends and sharing
- The sound of ocean waves
- Relaxing with a good book
- Finding the perfect pair of shoes, or shoes in general
- Talking to my mother
- Ice Cream
These are just a few things. I’m sure I could go on and on. How about you? What makes you happy?
THE RACE BEGINS
May 27, 2012 By 3 Comments
It just dawned on me the other day that receiving a publishing contract was only the beginning for me. Now the hard work begins.
Added to my daily creative schedule, I have to make time to investigate promotional opportunities as well as pick up my writing pace. I need to develop stories and write them at a faster pace than the one I enjoyed as an unpublished writer.
Writers share a common characteristic with other creative individuals. In order to stay relevant you’ve got to continue to produce. Now I know why singers like Beyoncé and Adele often have two or three songs playing on the radio at once or why film stars do two movies a year. The public can be demanding. Take a nap and they move on to the next best thing waiting to step into your place.
So while I’m excited about my first offer, I can’t sit back and claim victory. I need to work even harder to build my brand, produce a backlist and understand the industry
I used to think that getting the call from a publisher was akin to crossing the finish line. A place where I would jump around, be happy and marvel in my accomplishment. Of course I did all those things. But I also realize it was more like the beginning of the race-the sounding shot. There is no finish line, that place where I slap myself on the back for a job well done and then take a seat..
If I’m lucky and blessed, this is a continuum. I get do this for as long as I want. What could be better?
