Love What You Become Confusion, frustration, uncertainty, and self-doubt. Believe me. I have been there recently. I also have experience overcoming those feelings of pre-fear. Your resilience is found in realizing or reminding yourself of your purpose. With that understood, you can alleviate the confusion. You can redirect frustrations by remembering to create. You can […]
MAWMonday Motivators 01/01/2017
Happy New Year! Last year, 2016 was a challenging year with some notable achievements sprinkled among big changes. My biggest challenge was learning to allow. Openness to the process and the opportunities that present themselves resulted in a path very different from that which I had envisioned at the beginning of the year. My yearly […]
MAWMonday Motivators 12/25/2016
In the United States, this Monday is observance of the Christmas Holiday. That must be motivating in itself. A short week culminating in the New Year’s celebration. Christmas day is always 7 days from the New Year’s holiday. This is perhaps the most magical week in the year. It has the emotions of the year […]
Components of a Writing Program
Starting a Writing Program If you want to write, you will need to acquaint yourself with literature. The most often shared advice is that wannabe writers read voraciously. I say, that advice is for those who want to write. For those who would BECOME A WRITER, the advice is different and more specific. Create a […]
MAWMonday Motivators 12/18/2016
This week, we talk about optimism. Not just the feeling of positive expectation, but also the behaviors that inspire through vision, correct doubt through understanding, heal through experience, persevere with kindness, and motivate through clarity. Twitter is my launch point. You are my audience. I believe this post will encourage you through the upcoming week. […]
MAWMonday Motivators 12/11/2016
I am writing to encourage you. Each week, you face new challenges. But, that’s not THE challenge. Adrenaline helps to stimulate your engagement of the new. The real challenge is to engage with intentionality, persistence, diversity, and curiosity in those familiar routines, mundane responsibilities, and chronic struggles. They are the sources of subtle irritation that are […]
MAWMonday Motivators 12/04/2016
Okay hear me out. Miley Cyrus song “The Climb”–I said hear me out! “Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side. It’s the climb (yeah).” Yeah. It is. This week, I’m going beyond the slogans and the encouraging memes to explore what the struggle really entails. In the end, Miley sang the truth. Don’t work […]
MAWMonday Motivators 11/27/2016
This week rejection is on my mind, but also acceptance. I think back to the girl who didn’t want me in high school, the school that didn’t want me for college, the job that didn’t want me to work. Those thoughts lead me through my own struggles with sense-making, self-reflection, self-criticism, and eventual acceptance. I […]
MAWMonday Motivators 11/20/2016
This week, I’m preoccupied with the power of the mind. I am overwhelmed with how trauma keeps many from experiencing abundant lives. Resilience for many is a risk to adopt an unfamiliar choice. Even though their familiar choice is harmful, it presents a clear and comfortable role. The good news is that you can overcome. […]
MAWMonday Motivators 11/13/2016
This week, we are talking about walking away in more healthy, strategic, and hopeful ways than you may have thought about letting go in the past. This week is about giving up the negative, the toxic, the unhealthy, and the obligatory. Reclaim your life and habits for love. You first. Family second. Community results. Twitter […]