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Vicki writes about the great writing wisdom she got from Julia Preston’s book Voices: Who’s In Charge of the Comittee in My Head? in We Are One

Wynne uncovers the delight of first sight and seeing without assumptions in Love at First Sight

Erin whips up our courage and fervor in a rousing post: Dream the Impossible Dream

Brian finds what’s important at the beach: Life’s a beach

Deb revels a simple to say but not easy to practice aspect of self-care: Knowing and Loving Oneself is the Ultimate Form of Self-care

Endless Weekend wonders if routine makes us blind in Are You Ignoring a Dragon In Your Midst?

Libby aka the Goddess Attainable talks about what really restores us in How Do We Fill Up Our Cups When We’re Empty?

Mark proves his resiliency and ability to find inspiration in tough times in Eye of the Tiger, Thrill of the Fight

Georgia Kreiger inspires great writing values when she applies a principle of cooking, Mise en Place, to writing in What a Chef Can Teach Us About Writing

Coming Attractions for August

We are focusing on joy in the month of August. We hope you will subscribe (if you haven’t already) and join us for many great posts and podcasts.

The podcast lineup include returns of two of our favorite guests with Dr. Gerald Stein, Cheryl Oreglia.

And so much more…

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Wonderful Content from the WordPress Community

Crystal Byers digs into some writing advice from Ray Bradbury: Read the Bible, a poem and an essay every day in Writing Inspiration from Bradbury and Friends.

Ally Bean reveals some interesting answers to her Ask Me Anything post in July Reply: Answering YOUR Miscellaneous Questions + My Conclusions about Doing This Project

Mitch Teemley celebrates 9 delightful years of active blogging in Yay, I’m Nine!

Ab takes us tubing in the Elora Gorge in Canada and reminds us not to fight the current but go with the flow: Tubing Down Elora Gorge

Georgia Kreiger gives some great suggestions about setting the scene in Writing about Place in Personal Nonfiction

Sharing the Heart of the Matter Podcast

Check out our podcast talking about our heart stories. It’s on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Anchor and Pocket Casts. Please search for Sharing the Heart of the Matter on any of those platforms to subscribe.

Episode 25: The Book Publishing Journey with Vicki Atkinson This episode talks about the all the work, in addition to writing, it takes to publish a book, some of the differences between a publisher and self-publishing, and the very hard work of marketing.

Episode 26: Eye of the Tiger with Mark Petruska. Mark talks about how Eye of the Tiger became his anthem during his divorce and we have a fun and inspirational conversation about how anthems get us through tough times.

Episode 27: The Power of the Pause with Deirdre Wilcox In this great episode, meditation teacher Deirdre Wilcox is back to talk about the fruits of taking a pause in our conversations and in life. And how that can lead to little joy snacks throughout the day.

Episode 28: How Self-Care Can Make Us Better Humans with Vicki Atkinson In this episode, Vicki and I have a great time talking about how to make self-care stick – and the benefit to all around when we do.