Living in a very small, semi-rural town is important to me and I can’t imagine ever embracing big city life. I grew up one town over, although that town has changed dramatically since 1960 when my parents bought my childhood home. I believe the planners call it urban sprawl. Fortunately my current small town has … More The Essence of Community
When Vicki and I were talking with Brenda on this podcast about the title of her blog, Curiosities, Castles and Coffee Shops, we landed on another “c” word that is so fitting for Brenda – community. From the way she’s built up community on her own blog, suggested ideas to support new bloggers with a … More Episode 15: Writing into a Full and Balanced Life with Brenda Harrison
Last week, my dear colleague, Vicki and I were talking about how in an uncanny way a post of hers that she written, but hadn’t yet published, dovetailed with something I’d just recorded in the podcast with Deirdre. It was something that could be interpreted as a beautiful moment of synchronicity but when it happens … More Originality
Today, April 22, marks Earth Day. Next Friday, April 28th, marks Arbor Day. I continue to hope when I think about these two days. I direct that hope towards an increasing number of people gaining awareness of why these two days are marked yearly on our calendars and towards those who strive to learn the … More Quiet Reflection
My dad’s forever gift to me was the belief, “It’ll be great, Kid!: … More It’s Going to be Great, Kid.
I love the broad theme of “creativity” here at Heart of the Matter this month. Wynne’s suggestion that we explore the topic in periodic posts was a great one…it could easily become an indefinite series! Writing and learning from talented, insightful bloggers enriches my perspective about the ways in which we’re all ‘creative’. I loved … More Creativity of Being
Teachers at our elementary school offer a few after school classes. Miss O has been taking one of these, The Art of Ancient Egypt, from the art teacher, Ms. McNeer. Fortunately for me, Ms. McNeer has taught me some great lessons about creativity in the process. Creativity and artistry just waft off Ms. McNeer every … More Lessons From an Artist
“I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I’m going is what inspires me to travel it.” Rosalia de Castro In the most basic way I think we can agree that writers string words together, usually with the desire to have them make sense to others in a coherent … More Writer…Blogger…Who The Heck Am I?
My very first follower on WordPress was Stuart M. Perkins of the Storyshucker blog. Thank goodness I didn’t realize it at the time but that’s like going out to learn how to shoot basketballs and LeBron James shows up. But I figured it out in pretty short order because I figured out how to follow … More Episode 12: On Storytelling with Stuart M. Perkins
Image by Roberto Hund via Pexels I would sit at the small desk, my back hunched over the best I could manage, and I would write out a sentence or two onto the page. I would stop, look at what I had written, and then erase it, like I wanted to get rid of any … More Creating on the fly
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