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February 3, 2018
Sunday Inspiration: You’re AWESOME!
I’ve shared quite a few “Do you need a good cry?” blogs with you over the years, but here’s one that I guarantee will give you a good laugh — and perhaps a lesson to go along with it.
I’m sure all of us have had the experience of herding your way onto a crowded plane, wrestling with luggage that has to be shoved into the overhead, and then settling down in your cramped seat surrounded by a zillion fellow travelers.
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January 30, 2018
Five Steps Every Writer Should Take: Part One and Our Monthly Reading Challenge Catch-Up
True confession time, yours, not mine. At some point in your life haven’t you wanted to write a book, or at least a story. No? Okay, that’s fair. But instead let’s discuss that article about your favorite historical period.
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January 27, 2018
Sunday Inspiration: “Don’t be a jerk!”
“Jerks” seem to be coming out of the woodwork lately. I’ve lost count of all the men who have been busted for sexually harassing women, and we all know there are many more who have not been called to account. Then we have those who condemn others for their race, religion, politics or sexual preferences.
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January 23, 2018
Reading Challenge 2017: How Did You Do?
Okay, it takes me awhile sometimes, but eventually I catch on. This time to Reading Challenges.In 2017 I learned about the Goodreads Challenge, in which readers set their own goals and see if they can meet them. I also learned about The Better World Books Reading Challenge, which really captured my imagination.
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January 20, 2018
Sunday Inspiration: Holly Butcher
Ready for a good cry?
Ready for some amazing inspiration?
Ready for the gift of wisdom from a young woman who had the courage to write a goodbye letter to the world?
I hope so. This letter, along with more photos, was published by the Samantha Wills Foundation, which you can find at this web site.
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January 17, 2018
Read Along With Emilie 2018: A Reading Challenge.
In 2017 Better World Books, an online bookstore that works to support literacy, created twenty-five reading categories. Those of us who accepted the challenge had a year to find books that fit and read them all by year’s end.
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January 13, 2018
Sunday Inspiration: Your Purpose?
What is your purpose in life?
That’s a question most of us ask at different times of life, usually when we’re suffering a setback of some kind. But it’s such a gigantic question, too often we let it slip by without paying much attention.
I read an article recently that helped me get a handle on some answers.
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January 10, 2018
The Best Laid Plans: New Orleans Nights
Does that seem possible to you? 2018 already, and these days I’m feeling just the way I did back, well, back quite awhile ago. That’s not arbitrary, though, I’m feeling that way because I’m busily delving back into books I wrote. . . awhile ago.
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January 6, 2018
Sunday Inspiration: Kindness as Lifestyle
So, the holidays were so busy you didn’t quite get around to making any New Year’s resolutions. Or, perhaps you’ve already forgotten what resolutions you made. Or, maybe they’re just too silly to take seriously — “I resolve to start eating more healthy but first I have to eat all the junk food in my house, so I won’t be tempted.”
Thanks to Growing Bolder, where I first saw this, here’s a simple but significant resolution, goal or wish — whatever you want to call it — that is guaranteed to make you, and all those you care for, much happier: Make kindness not an act but a lifestyle.
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January 4, 2018
Celebrations: Does How You Celebrate Say Something About You?
Not yet? It’s past time.
Try this yoga breathing exercise popularized by Dr. Andrew Weil. Through your nose, breathe in to the count of four. Hold your breath and count to seven.
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