One night, on a quick run home from my husband’s hospital room I learned there’s a difference between disappointed and discouraged.
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.
When Mountainous Obstacles Look Like a Dead End
When your life looks like a dead end, it seems as if every little thing you there are ways to get unstuck, to create yourself.
Practice Makes Perfect is Full of Baloney
Practice makes perfect is full of baloney. Some people who practice may reach perfection, but not most. So how do we manage?
How to Time Travel Without a Delorean
Would you like time travel in a Delorean? In 1981 a Delorean cost $26,000 US dollars. In 2016, the Delorean Motor Company planned to make three hundred replicas of the 1982 Delorean. Each of those vehicles cost approximately $100,000. I don’t know about you, but that is too pricey for my budget. What if I… Continue reading How to Time Travel Without a Delorean
Inspiration from War and Resistance
Novelists are often told, “write what you know.” That’s not quite right. They should learn what they don’t know. Then when they write, they write from a place of knowing. I wanted to write about everyday people who decide to fight for their freedom. So I turned to history again. I needed inspiration for my… Continue reading Inspiration from War and Resistance