Monday Morning Blues
Unless you are one of the few people who love the time changes that we get to experience twice a year, please take a moment to join me in a huge groan. I particularly dislike the spring-forward time change, as if we are to jump with joy because it feels like 6 a.m. when we […]
Monday Morning Musings
First off, I thought I’d share a couple of pictures that will hopefully bring a smile. I buy fresh flowers from a vendor at our local farmer’s market and keep them on my kitchen table where I, and one or two of my favorite statues can enjoy them. In the ongoing debate about abortion and […]
Friday’s Odds and Ends
First I have to say I am dismayed that it looks like Bernie Sanders will not get enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination as a presidential candidate. Unfortunately, a lot of the reasons have to do with the political power in Washington – both parties having party machines that control too much of what […]
Is Self-Publishing For You?
First, help me celebrate the fact that Ramsey Hunt symptoms are decreasing. I have days where I can spend up to an hour at a time on the computer and actually wrote 500 words this week on my book, Evelyn Evolving. That felt so good! I hope to get back to some kind of regular […]
A Different Monday Blog
Since I had a busy weekend, and now have visitors, I will not be online much the next few days, so I thought I would schedule something interesting to pop up today for your reading pleasure On Facebook and other social media sites, we chuckle when we see spelling and grammar mistakes that often are […]
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Learning to be Still – Tips from Kristen Lamb
Kristen Lamb, an author and writing coach, writes a blog that I follow, and she recently posted an essay: Quiet: Have We Forgotten to Be Still in a World That Never Stops. When I read the title, I was intrigued, mainly because I have always struggled with being still, quiet, sitting and doing… nothing. Perhaps […]
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