G. David Walker's Blog, page 6
May 8, 2017
Daydream Believer
[image error]The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. – Paul Valéry
Do you daydream about one day being right where you want to be? Someday having that perfect job, writing an award winning book, or living the life that you’ve always wanted? I know I do.
There’s nothing wrong with visualizing ourselves doing or having what we’ve always wanted. Picturing ourselves living the life we want can be a great motivational tool. The problem comes when we spend all of our time dreaming about it, an...
May 7, 2017
From a Far Land – Part 15, “Puzzle Pieces”
[image error][For 14 weeks, beginning on March 19th, on Sundays and Wednesdays, I’ll be posting chapters of book one of my Jaben’s Rift trilogy: From a Far Land. I hope you enjoy it. The first part is here. I’d love to hear any feedback.]
Puzzle Pieces
Jason was back in the bed at his ancestor’s home, his emotions swinging from overwhelming grief and loss to barely controlled fury and back again. When he first came to Teleria, he’d thought he was alone. Then they found his father. Now he was alone again,...
May 3, 2017
From a Far Land – Part 14, “More Questions”
[image error][For 14 weeks, beginning on March 19th, on Sundays and Wednesdays, I’ll be posting chapters of book one of my Jaben’s Rift trilogy: From a Far Land. I hope you enjoy it. The first part is here. I’d love to hear any feedback.]
More Questions
“There you go,” the young woman said. “That arm should be fine now.”
The boy sitting on the treatment table cautiously flexed his arm, and then smiled as he realized there wasn’t any pain.
“Thanks, Meryl,” he said. “You are the best.”
Meryl smiled at her l...
May 1, 2017
Killing Time (and Goals)
[image error]It is not enough to be busy… The question is: what are we busy about? – Henry David Thoreau
Are you busy? If you’re like most people, the answer is probably, “Of course I am!” These days, it seems everyone is busier than ever. This is truly amazing when you consider how many of our modern inventions were touted as a way to give us more free time. Electric toasters, microwave ovens, dishwashers, laundry machines, and more were all supposed to reduce the amount of time we spend on chores and gi...
April 30, 2017
From a Far Land – Part 13, “Homecoming”
[image error][For 14 weeks, beginning on March 19th, on Sundays and Wednesdays, I’ll be posting chapters of book one of my Jaben’s Rift trilogy: From a Far Land. I hope you enjoy it. The first part is here. I’d love to hear any feedback.]
Homecoming
Gatlor scowled and slapped the blade in front of him aside with his sword.
“If you swing your blade like that in battle I will gut you myself,” he snapped at the recruit.
The training yard echoed with the ring of steel as the group of men and women practiced....
April 26, 2017
From a Far Land – Part 12, “Decisions, Decisions”
[image error][For 14 weeks, beginning on March 19th, on Sundays and Wednesdays, I’ll be posting chapters of book one of my Jaben’s Rift trilogy: From a Far Land. I hope you enjoy it. The first part is here. I’d love to hear any feedback.]
***For the month of April, get From a Far Land for Kindle for only $0.99
Decisions, Decisions
“I think I should go back,” Jason said. He’d been mulling the matter over in his head throughout breakfast. He didn’t want to make Bothan angry, especially after experiencing hi...
April 24, 2017
Damn the Torpedoes! Full Speed Ahead!
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. – Samuel Johnson
In other words, you can always find a reason not to do something, or a reason why you won’t succeed, or why your best-laid plan can’t work. The trick is to ignore most of them. I say “most” because, quite frankly, sometimes there are valid reasons why something won’t work. I can plan to jump off a cliff in my underwear and fly, but unless I suddenly sprout wings, m...
April 23, 2017
From a Far Land – Part 11, “Muddy Water”
[image error][For 14 weeks, beginning on March 19th, on Sundays and Wednesdays, I’ll be posting chapters of book one of my Jaben’s Rift trilogy: From a Far Land. I hope you enjoy it. The first part is here. I’d love to hear any feedback.]
***For the month of April, get From a Far Land for Kindle for only $0.99
Muddy Water
Jason stared into the murky shadows of the ceiling above him. His jumbled thoughts harassed him as he tried to make sense out of the events that had brought him to this situation. Just a...
April 19, 2017
From a Far Land – Part 10, “Loss”
[image error][For 14 weeks, beginning on March 19th, on Sundays and Wednesdays, I’ll be posting chapters of book one of my Jaben’s Rift trilogy: From a Far Land. I hope you enjoy it. The first part is here. I’d love to hear any feedback.]
***For the month of April, get From a Far Land for Kindle for only $0.99!
Loss
“So, do you have any brothers or sisters?” Jason asked Lenai the next day as they continued their tour of Lore’s Haven.
“My parents had a son before me, and another daughter after me,” she rep...
April 17, 2017
Stepping Up to the Plate
[image error]Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right. – Henry Ford
Before we ever take the first step toward a goal or a dream, our odds of success or failure are heavily weighted by our mental attitude. I once saw a perfect example of this at my son’s Little League baseball game when players would come up to bat.
While most of the players fell between the two extremes, it was easy to spot the batters who were absolutely sure they were going to get a hit, and the ones who we...
