I’m taking a new twist with my post today—please bear with me. Things have been pretty kooky in my world lately, and I don’t want to get too deep into discussion about life, but Ms. MS and I have been having some serious talks. (I found out she really loves earl gray tea—who could have…
Author Archives: Lori
The Day in Review
[Photo courtesy Horizon2035 via Creative Commons license.] About this time of year, us blogger types tend to publish posts looking back over the year 2010 or put forth goals for 2011. I have published those types of things myself, and even published a mid-year 2010 wrap-up post. I think reflection and goals are a great…
An Update…
I thought I’d drop you all a quick note. Hello! Things have been a been a bit out of sorts in my neck of the woods. I’m getting accustomed to a new MS treatment that I embarked upon early this month and have been under some atypical stress lately. Because of this, I have put…
Love!Love!Love! ~ Part Deux
Love! Love! Love! ~ The Embarkation About two months ago, I posted the results of a project that quickly became near and dear to my heart. Maybe this project hit home for you, too, as this post received the highest number of comments (>100 including mine) and the most traffic at my little ‘ole piece…
The Way I See It…
(Reading Time ~ 6 minutes. Photo credit Ola Wiberg ~ Powe via Creative Commons license) “I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson While discussing life with a friend recently, she encouraged me to write this post with the thought that you may be inspired…
Getting Personal: Evolving Wellness
Hello and g’day! Today I’m keeping this post short and sweet because I’m hanging out with Evita Ochel in a lounge chair over at one of her sites: Evolving Wellness. Evita also writes for and produces Evolving Scenes and Evolving Beings; I adore all three sites and I suggest you check them out if you…
Climb Into Your Rocket Ship
{reading time ~ 3 minutes} Listening to an interview with Philip Roth on NPR’s Fresh Air the other day, I felt struck by lightening regarding a particular comment he made. (To better frame the comment, Mr. Roth is 77-years old.) I’m paraphrasing, but he said something like this: Sure, I’m a better writer than I…
A Tuesday Tour of Greats: Naturalist Photography, Christopher Foster, and The War of Art
{reading time ~ 5 min} I want to introduce you to greatness today. Please follow me as I guide you through each room, have a look around, enjoy the view, and please visit these abodes if you decide if you’d like a copy for your own home. Apologies for the lingo, but I actually used…
Three tips for writing, loving, meeting mermaids, and more
{Reading time: ~6 minutes} Having been named one the top ten personal development blogs by someone I admire, Annabel Candy of Get in the Hot Spot (thanks Annabel!), I suppose it’s time I acknowledge that many of my posts could fall into the personal development space. I blog about writing, creativity, fitness, wellness, storytelling, leadership,…