It’s the holidays and your non-writing mind may be on giving gifts to others. That’s wonderful, but consider giving a writer-centric gift to yourself. Writers are often workaholics to their physical detriment. This holiday season, give yourself the gift of better health. There are 35 tips to make you a healthier writer in 2022 on the Writers…… Continue reading 35 Tips to a Healthier Writer You in 2022
Category: Self-care
Posts by author Lynette M. Burrows on things creatives can do to take care of themselves.
Holiday Stress Stirs Your Perfect Storm
Many creators find December, the holiday season, particularly stressful. You want your holiday to be perfect. The list of things to do during the holiday season can be overwhelming and exhausting. You are on deadlines at least to get your holiday shopping or meals or decorations done. Most likely you are also on deadlines for…… Continue reading Holiday Stress Stirs Your Perfect Storm
Feed Your Creativity
Nanowrimo is an acronym for National Novel Writing Month. Held every November, it’s a month of relentless creativity. The goal is to write 50,000 words in thirty days. Many writers embrace this group event. But it leaves out many other creatives. There needs to be a National Feed Your Creativity Month open for creatives of…… Continue reading Feed Your Creativity
Use Your Kind Voice When You Need One
Are you at the point where all you see around you is thanklessness, faultfinding, and anger? A lot of us are. Perhaps it’s time to take a deep breath and check in on ourselves. So many stressors in the world, in the news, in our daily lives, many of us have forgotten to be compassionate to…… Continue reading Use Your Kind Voice When You Need One
Be True to Yourself
Watching the Disney live-action movie Mulan, I am struck with the messages contained with in the story. The story is simplistic, as all legends are, but lovely. There are many messages, or themes, in the story. They emblazoned four on the sword, therefore those get focused on the most: Loyal, Brave, True, and Devotion to…… Continue reading Be True to Yourself