(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…
Category Archives: Inspiration
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,…
NaNoWriMo ~ You In? Six Points to Consider
{Reading time ~ 5 minutes} It’s that time of year to get your NaNoWriMo mojo brewing. National Novel Writing Month is an adventure in writing a 50,000 word novel during the month of November. Having jumped in the jungle gym of the funtivities last year, and finished with a 50,000-word manuscript, I can say the…
Naked in Eden ~ Breathing Change
Can someone please help me find my socks? They’ve been blown off my feet. My post today has two parts, a introduction to a very special author and her book, and a meet-n-greet with two women breathing change—while walking the walk. I couldn’t help but to spend time today glowing about these women. (Does the…
Be a Storyteller Shaman ~ Start a Ripple
“When you tell a story, you tell it to all creation. It’s cosmic. It never goes away.” ~~~ Hugh Morgan Hill, a.k.a. Brother Blue Storyteller Hugh Morgan Hill regarded storytelling as a sacred duty and a path to universal harmony. I couldn’t agree more. Storytelling actors and performers on the stage aren’t the only storytellers,…
The Human Element (Gogyohka)
The Human Element Oxygen pushes past my nostrils—the lungs expand. Water pours down my back—the skin tightens. Fire burns the candle wick—the eyes focus. Wind brushes across my face—the lips savor. Your heart beats against my chest—the soul loves. The above poem is a version of Japanese-born poetry called Gogyohka. I’ve read that Gogyohka comprises…
Fiercely Caring
Take pride in what you do. The kind of pride I’m talking about is not the arrogant puffed-up kind; it’s just the just the whole idea of caring — fiercely caring. ~Red Auerbach I read this quote today and it set my soul on fire. The ends of my fingertips are still smoldering. Of the…