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Category Archives: Writings by Wordsmiths and Others
I’m Glad You’re Alive – On Affirmations and Literature
If you wanna hear my story, Then settle back and just sit tight, While I start reviewin’ The attitude of doin’ right! You’ve got to accentuate the positive, Eliminate the negative, Latch on to the affirmative and Don’t mess with … Continue reading
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Tagged accentuate the positive, affirmation, Domestic violence, eliminate the negative, Erik Erikson, Finding meaning and affirmation, Johnny Mercer, latch on to the affirmative, literature and affirmation, love, meaning and hope, positive thinking, positive writing
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Learning to Wait – On Being Still
Learn to be still.. There are so many contradictions In all these messages we send (we keep asking) How do I get out of here Where do I fit in? Though the world is torn and shaken Even if your heart … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Chuck Sambuchino, Eagles, Form letter, Google, Guide to Literary Agents, How-to, Learning, Literary agent, Manuscript, Moody Blues, publish, Publishing, Query letter, r, Rejection letters, Writer Resources, Writer's Digest, Writing
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Taking the Risk – On Writing and…Sending Query Letters
“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.” Audre Lord I spent more than a … Continue reading
Rock, Paper, Scissors – To e-publish, self-publish, or…
“When we read a book, the faint smell of paper is picked up by the brain. The perception of smell triggers the limbic system…connected not just with smell but also with our memory and emotions. If you’re an avid reader … Continue reading
Epiphany – Only a Star
Today is the Twelfth Day of Christmas and this is my Epiphany. A poem for my friends…… It Was Only a Star, a tiny diamond Twinkling, just twinkling, but a beacon in the deep sapphire sky. Fearless, it illuminated the … Continue reading
Just Do It! On New Year’s Resolutions
“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a…person…made … Continue reading
Riding the Seesaw – On Finding Balance
“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.” Thomas Merton We are closing on the end of the year, which always makes me thoughtful. I tend to not only assess the last year for … Continue reading
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Tagged assessing the year, balance, Charles Schultz, Charlie Brown, Child, finding balance, harmony, new year, new year advice, New Year's Resolutions, On finding balance, Peanuts, personal gifts, Playground, Pogo, reassessing our lives, Religion and Spirituality, Seesaw, teeter totter, Thomas Merton, Walt Kelly
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Lighting Candles – A Response to Pain and Loss…and Sandy Hook
“It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.” Motto of The Christophers When I was a little girl I often was the first one up on Sunday mornings. Surprisingly, while I was waiting for cartoons or … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts of kindness in memorial for Sandy Hook, Better to light one candle than curse the darkness, Candle, Christophers, Curse the darkness, Dealing with loss, Dealing with pain, Hari Sreenivasan, Healing, Healing from loss, Healing from pain, Judith Lewis Herman, Light one candle, Memorial for Sandy Hook, Newtown, One blogger's call for action for Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook elementary, Sunday
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Tears in Heaven
“Perhaps they are not stars but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones shines through.” Author Unknown Friday nights are when I usually begin my weekly blog post. But I sit here tonight numbed by the … Continue reading
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