August felt like a great month full of thoughtful posts about joy. Of course, this is all possible because of the great group of writers and community that makes this interaction meaningful.
Vicki’s book, Surviving Sue is now available as an e-book! Please order your copy if you haven’t already.
In Case You Missed These Great Posts
Vicki goes back and forth in See-Saw: Seeking Quiet, Seeking Connection
Wynne tries to figure out who gets the best part of the bargain in Bundle of Whose Joy?
Erin finds the energy to write another wonderful post The Energy Story You Tell Yourself
Brian hones in on the joy that sometimes comes with letting go: A different kind of joy
Deb uncovers what sometimes steals our joy and how we can come back from that in Reclaiming Myself
Endless Weekend wonders Is It the Big or the Small for You?
Libby aka the Goddess Attainable shows us what dedication to art can look like in Keep Making Art and See What Happens
Mark has us giggling about colorful dating misadventures in Purple Trans Ams, White Lies, and Green Cards
Coming Attractions for September
We are focusing on curiosity and learning in the month of September. We hope you will subscribe (if you haven’t already) and join us for many great posts and podcasts.
The podcast lineup includes an episode where former newspaper reporter, Brian Hannon, turns the tables and interviews Vicki and Wynne on how two non-writers became memoir authors.
And so much more…
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Wonderful Content from the WordPress Community
Georgia from the Person on a Page blog shares a beautiful piece she wrote for a food writing class: Tomatoes
Deborah L. Robinson comes up with a beautiful way to explain autistic-allistic communication, through a horse lens
Molly from Transatlantic Notes participates in the climate change collective and writes a well-informed article A Greener World: Debunking Myths about Climate Change
Anita from 100CountryTrek.com posts some beautiful Sunflowers
You can see some of Andrea, Children’s Book Illustrator’s beautiful illustrations on What motivates you?
Ab from My Life with T writes about the precious beliefs of kids: Has to Be
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 29: Accidental Philanthropists with Dr. Gerald Stein: Dr. Stein tells a great story about how a promise a group of 16 year-olds made in 1963 turned into a philanthropy 37 years later with a bit of great luck.
Episode 30: True Grit with Cheryl Oreglia: Cheryl Oreglia returns and in her delightful way of mixing wit with wisdom, talks about all that we gain as we age.
Episode 31: Trying Podcasting Part 1 with Vicki and Wynne: We talk about what starting a podcast has taught us about trying
Episode 32: Trying Podcasting Part 2 with Vicki and Wynne: We talk about the logistics of a podcast in platform, marketing, and more
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I’m really enjoying the plethora of posts from so many perspectives! Can’t wait for September!
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I love the word “plethora!” Thanks, Belle!
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Thank you so much for the mention! This encourages me to get back to my writing after my first week of classes.
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Thank you so much for highlighting and sharing my post; I really appreciate that! Happy September!
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Great topic. September should be fun!
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Let’s go!!
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Looking forward to the cornucopia of posts focusing on curiosity and learning this month!!!
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Love being part of this community with you, Mary! Your enthusiasm is essential! ❤ ❤ ❤
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(1) I love this post and am so grateful to be included here!
(2) Learning and curiosity for September?!?! YES! *confetti*
(3) I look forward to reading the community posts I missed, this morning. I’ll probably reblog this, too, after I’ve recuperated from one wildly exhausting week. ❤
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Love points 1, 2, & 3, Deborah! So glad you are part of our community!! Grateful for you! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Another great month of posts, Wynne! The theme was a great way to end the summer and your upcoming theme is a great way to kick off the school year.
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Thanks, Ab! I’m so grateful you are along for the ride! ❤
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