"Fire is whispering a secret in smoke's ear,"This aloe wood loves me because I help it live out its purpose." Rumi Some people have a higher purpose in life than merely earning and paying bills, raising kids and sending them to college. It is said that some special people get their calling. Like millionaires who …
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Writing prompt – Wood,Fire, Ash
I wonder if wasn't so interested in writing, what would have been my passion? Horse Riding? dancing? Acting? Reading? Sitting by a window or walking on a sandy beach? Watching a movie or waiting for a rocket launch? Whatever I would have felt strongly about, it would definitely be connected to APPRECIATION. Some time ago …
Writing prompts
When you get immune to the proverbial 'knocking of the Muse' and she turns away, do writing prompts come and shake you by the shoulders, sit you on a chair(bed in my case) and make you write? Of late, when I can't seem to open up the imagination chambers of my brain, I am relying …
Can good listening skills make your writing better?
I read an interesting article by Barry Farber in the vicinity magazine some time ago titled,'Learn to Listen, Listen to Learn.' It talked about paying close attention when somebody is talking as a moment's distraction can change your interpretation of what the other person is saying. This set me thinking. Do I also write better …
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Race to Nowhere
Do I ever slow down and reflect upon what I did, and what I believed in. Or ponder over the results of my actions? My chaotic life never allows it. I am busy, going through the motions of life. But I wasn’t always like this, I had time to stop. I watched the sun set …
Eavesdropping could lead to headaches
What a nasty thing this eavesdropping is! Extremely ill- mannered. But what do you do when you are standing in line behind a person talking on a cell phone. You have your packages ready to be given to the post office clerk. You have nobody to talk to on your cell. You don't want to …
Can feelings be bubble-wrapped?
The last Monday in the month of January is celebrated as 'Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day'. As I read this super holiday idea, a thought crosses my mind. Can our feelings be protected by a bubble wrap so we don't get hurt by others? Wouldn't that be great? We could go about our lives inside our …
How you behave when you visit your country as a tourist?
Ever been to your home country with total ignorance as to what you will see there? You know your people but have forgotten their ways, you grew up with their customs but still practice them the way as if you are following them for the first time. You are being led every step of the …
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Continuity is the key to success
I am a mom who loves to write with clear priorities as to what comes first in my life. Of course my kids and my writing takes a back seat. But I do find a lot of inspiration in their innocence. I do let them loose once in a while or loosen up myself, forget …
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