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Curling
It took me twenty-five plus years to let go of belief systems that weren’t working for me.
I was raised in a bit of a bubble, and have really only recently started to realize the implications of life on the inside...
Real
Well, it certainly has been a while, hasn't it?
I am so grateful for the positive response I've received to the release of Camino Real (get it on Amazon). Releasing your work "into the wild," so-to-speak, can be terrifying, but it's the point of it all, I suppose. Anyway, thank you for your kind comments & reviews...
Reach
Happy New Year.
Seems like a good day to say:
You’re not crazy.
Machine
I’m afraid of wasting things. Time. Money. Resources.
Yet I seem to do a lot of precisely that.
I procrastinate when there’s work that could be done.
I buy another cup of coffee when I’ve already had three.
I lose pens all the time...
Sikh
This speaks to me. Deeply.
So I’ll just leave it here...
Sum
This post has nothing to do with math. You’re welcome.
Our thoughts can be so powerful… and maybe, at the end of the day, they’re all we have.
They have the power to make or break our day, our week, or our year...
Subtle
I’m not a fan of shame.
I may not be a psychologist, but can I just go out on a limb and say that shame is not a healthy motivator?
And you know, right?… Deep down… You know when shame motivates a choice.
Taxes
I may need professional help.
Because taxes are a nightmare.
I’ve been working on setting up a small business and I’m confused. And terrified.
Complex
This may sound like a weird thing to say, but, I do my best not to argue with my characters. I’ve finished my first novel, The Wages of Grace (coming January 2017!), and I must admit, if it’s nothing else, it’s honest.
I had a few trusted people read the manuscript when I was done with the first proper edit, and I had a lot of good suggestions. I took them all to heart and some I even implemented. However, when it came to character’s motivations or specific things they did that maybe didn’t seem to fit their profile, I was really torn. Some of the suggestions were very good. They were rational and made sense. They just didn’t feel right, though.
Relegation
My grandfather loved soccer. His father was an official referee in the Soviet Union (there were remarkably few of them in the 1930’s. Maybe most of them were in the Gulag for bad calls?).
But in America, there are lots of sports. And he liked many of them.
He taught me about the game, though. I remember being ten or so and kicking penalty shots against him in the goal. He was wearing pleated pants and a button up collared shirt.
Voices
A blank page is terrifying.
Sure, it symbolizes new beginnings and endless possibilities.
But for someone like me—someone with deafeningly negative internal voices when it comes to creativity—it can be more than a little daunting.