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Category: Inspiration and Motivation

Inspiration is everywhere, if you look. This is a selection of people, places, events, art, and music that motivate and inspire me. I hope you’ll feel the same.

Tip of the Hat to America’s First Female Newspaper Publisher

Photo of portrait head and shoulder of Elizabeth Ann Timothy, her hair is up, she's wearing a black choker necklace and a red dress she's turned to look at the camera over her right shoulder

September is Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month. Learn about a widowed woman pregnant with her seventh child who became a newspaper publisher.

Published September 8, 2025
Categorized as Heroes and Heroines, History, Inspiration and Motivation, Strong Women Tagged first female newspaper publisher, Lynette M. Burrows, women in history

Mother Jones: Champion of the American Working Class

Portrait photo of a gray haired Mother Jones in a black dress with a white collar

Irish immigrant, Mary Harris, aka Mother Jones, lost everything twice. Undaunted, she became a tireless advocate of the American working class.

Published August 18, 2025
Categorized as Heroes and Heroines, History, Inspiration and Motivation, Strong Women Tagged Lynette M. Burrows, women in history, working class woman

Consistently Inconsistent OR Striving for Consistency

Modified image of an old fashioned key but instead of teeth to manipulate the tumblers in a lock, it has the word success. Success Golden Key - Public Domain image courtesy Animated Heaven on Flickr

This recycled post from 2017 serves as a reminder and a measure of my progress as a blogger, author newsletter provider, and the behavioral changes I’ve made.

Published August 11, 2025
Categorized as About Me, Inspiration and Motivation, My Writing Journey Tagged consistency, goals, guidelines, how-to, Lynette M. Burrows, Motivational Quote, plan, rules

What You Should Have Learned About the Second First Lady

Color illustration of a young Abigail Adams by Benjamin Blyth,

Abigail Adams, the second First Lady, was a strong woman who influenced and helped shape America through her husband and her son.

Published July 21, 2025
Categorized as History, Inspiration and Motivation, Strong Women Tagged biography, Lynette M. Burrows, patriot, strong women

What False Comfort Zone Are You In?

red cocker spaniel peeking out under covers so only his head and paws show.

Lynette M. Burrows explores what false comfort zones are and steps you can take to push out the walls of your false comfort zone.

Published July 14, 2025
Categorized as Creativity, Inspiration and Motivation, Self-care Tagged creativity, false comfort zone, Lynette M. Burrows, psychology, quotes

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