I figured out how to articulate my why. What is my north star to guide me? Curiosity and Connection. I like going on mental rabbit trails online and finding new people and ideas to explore. Learning of new resources, thoughts, ideas, or ways to improve my future. Or things that might help others. Connection was one of my Strength Finders results. I like finding and getting to know Continue Reading
In the Quiet
It’s a Thursday night and I’m online with my Writers Group. We’re writing together on our various projects. No one is speaking. The view out my window is calm, still trees and grass becoming green due to spring. My family is resting. No one needs me. They are used to my writing schedule with my online writers group. On my bed, writing on my binder clipboard and I feel peace about the Continue Reading
Choosing My Why
It has been a few years since I wrote The Next Piece, a blog post about beginning to take writing seriously. So what has changed and transpired over these four years? I unfortunately didn't keep up my daily writing habit of writing for at least 15 minutes a day. Consistency is not my strong suit. On the bright side, I did join an online writers group. There's three of us and we have switched Continue Reading
Words to Write
Words, thoughts and ideas rumble around my mind. Most of which I choose not to write about. Does it edify? Is it true? Does it build a bridge? Does it separate the wheat from the shaft? Does idle chit chat have a purpose? Does it waste time and energy? It crosses the divide and becomes a bridge. But does that bridge hold the weight for real relationships to thrive? Or should we walk to Continue Reading
Humility VS the Siren Call of Fame & Power
Humility has been on my radar lately. As a writer and a podcaster it's something I’ve been learning about and contemplating. In media and the arts, its important to build renown. To construct one's reputation is part of expanding an audience and seems like the only way to shape a career as a creative professional. Fame, is not just hungering for acknowledgment and special-ness, its how to pay Continue Reading
