writing – Finding the Write Words

The next post…

I really don’t have any kind of system for coming up with posts. I just wait and see what grabs my attention. I might get a flash or I might see something that really speaks to me. I never know. I’ve even gotten all of the way through the week to the morning of postingContinue reading “The next post…”

To make your soul grow…

In 2006 a high school English teacher, Ms. Lockwood, had her students write to famous authors for advice. Only Kurt Vonnegut responded. (A fellow Hoosier, I might add.) Here is part of what he had to say: Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how wellContinue reading “To make your soul grow…”

All in the family…

I have the below article framed in my office. It proudly resides in a shadow box that sits on a little black table in the corner off to the right of my computer desk. The box shares its space with various cards, dried orchid petals, a ceramic dragon and, it goes without saying, but I’llContinue reading “All in the family…”

Maybe…

I have always been a doer. And I like to follow through. And I like to tie things off. I also like to think that I can know how things are going to play out, because most things actually do turn out pretty decently for me – most of the time. With hard work andContinue reading “Maybe…”

Spread the love…

I wanted to offer a little peek into some of the ways that my friends/family are sharing the energies of love with the world. F. Mikel Carmon, M.A., EALI, EEM-CPI met Mikel through Eden Energy Medicine classes. One way that she spreads the love is through the gift of nature at the Spirit Riders LodgeContinue reading “Spread the love…”

Word-nerd alert…

Ok, fellow word-nerds, you are hereby invited to play along with this post. Read on for the rules of engagement! Background:As an auditory learner – and questioner and wonderer of the highest order – I have always loved words, and I really do like to understand the history behind sayings/idioms. What is the actual originContinue reading “Word-nerd alert…”