Welcome back to my examinations of “inner compass”, my word for the year! 2023’s nearly halfway over, and while I am looking ahead, these monthly examinations of inner compass help me stay rooted in the present. Asking consistent questions like, “what do I value?” and “how do I show up?” have framed much of this…
Tag: big dreams of writing a book
Goals Progress Report: April 2023
Wow, April. My, my, my, how things have changed since March. Not to alarm anyone, but today marks a third of 2023 gone to pass. How have you spent it? This last month has seen a change in my temperament, from occasional melancholy to hopeful, as I am learning to share stories and be vulnerable…
Goals Progress Report: March 2023
Heaven: I’m sipping peach tea, one of my favorite yellow labs (the same fellow from Thanksgiving) is beside me, and the sun’s pouring over us. This space is exactly what I needed, not just for reflection of the last month but to sit and be still for at least part of Spring Break. March consumed…
Why wait? What did I write before?
In 5th grade, Mrs. Burgess gave us an assignment to “write a story.” I don’t remember the plot, but my characters were two friends struggling with post-WW2, one of whom lost a dad in the war. They talked on tin can phones. I remember Mrs. B told me, “I made the characters very real.” That…
Why Wait? Why Write a Book?
I started a new “Why Wait?” series about writing on Wednesday, April 13 about my goal of becoming an author. I aim to post every Wednesday, so today I’m talking about WHY I’m writing a book! Publishing a book is on the edge of uncomfortable. I’ve learned that the hardest things are often worth doing. Nerves can…
Why wait to write a book? Who, me?
I started a new “Why Wait?” series about writing last Wednesday about my goal of becoming an author. I aim to post every Wednesday, so today I’m talking about the WHOS. I’m all about making connections and thinking creatively, instead of competitively. Authorship requires seemingly questions: who am I, who is my work for, and…
Introducing: Why Wait? A Weekly Writing Series
After a month of writing about some amazing friends and family via my Womxn in Progress series, I am now sharing MY own work every Wednesday this month, in a new web series tentatively called “Why Wait?”. To start, last Wednesday, April 6th, I rewrote the work webpage of my website. I even posted about…
Asking for grace via acceptance and agency
It’s April 10th, so that means another grace post! Since it’s a new month, April’s grace themes on the 10th, 20th, and 30th will start with letter A. In honor of being (nearly) halfway through with spelling out g – r – a – c – e, I’m shaking up today’s format, mainly focused on…