This quote always stops me in my tracks. So I thought I would share it with you today in my own messy handwriting. Are you far too easily pleased? I am. Far too often, I am. Originally posted on June 21, 2013
Feeling low on inspiration? Take more time to live life. “If you watched a movie about a guy who wanted a Volvo and worked for years to get it, you wouldn’t cry at the end when he drove off the lot, testing the windshield wipers. You wouldn’t tell your friends you saw a beautiful movie or go home and put a record on to think about the story you’d seen.…
This quote is an excerpt from a letter that Martin Luther King Jr. wrote in a Birmingham jail on April 16, 1963. I probably read it in school at some point, although I don’t remember being so humbled and challenged as I was when I read it again last night. Whether you’ve read it before or not, I encourage you to take it in today with fresh eyes and an…
{Source} When life gets overwhelming and the stress of this week threatens to pull you under, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and just be. Smile. Laugh. Get out of your head for a few minutes. Have a little fun. Loosen up. Breathe. {Source} Have a great week.
Where does your motivation come from? Are you chasing after the right things? Or are you just trying to be somebody? Quote from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Lifeby Anne Lamott
I want to be a better writer. There. I said it. Not a better blogger, a better writer. So I introduced myself to Jeff Goins, and I went to his breakout session at Blissdom. Jeff is an incredibly talented writer, and I wanted to be able to tap into a tiny sliver of whatever it is that makes him amazing. Because I’m not a great writer, I tell myself…
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