Listen to the #GrowingHOPE podcast using the link at the bottom of the page. Unless you follow your unique design rules you will find you are living trapped under the limitations and rules of others. Choose your own way and you will discover you are free to dance. Are you living trapped or are you…
Quote of the day for Friday, May 12, 2017 Keep going. It’s not about speed but about consistency!” It gets no more complicated than this . . . KEEP GOING. Even when the skies turn gray, you have to keep going. Even when THEY come against you, you have to find the strength to keep…
I can take a break and not cause the world to end. I can take time off and not cause time to stand still. I may want to keep going and get it done, but there are days when I have to take time to recharge so I am ready to keep on going. [tweetthis]“I…
Did I jump too soon? I look around at my “almost there” moments and I have to wonder. Two and a half years ago, I was making a living wage writing content for others. It left me little time to write for myself. Two years ago, I wondered what could happen if I invested the…
The blog post by Seth Adam Smith about marriage sparked a lot of opinions. I took some time to read the original blog post. I also followed several Facebook threads and other blog posts that fell on one side of the issue or the other. I avoided commenting. I got the feeling from the comments…
Today it hit me – one of those migraine headaches that leaves me wishing I could pop my head off completely. It got so bad at one point that I was dreaming about having a bad migraine. I contemplated all the different ways I might make it stop, but realized that being still and quiet…
Consistency comes up a lot in my writing and my teachings. I share the ideas to remind myself as much as I do to help others understand. Consistency is important. It is valuable. It makes a difference. Jesus developed consistency. He spent each morning in prayer – which means he consistently start his day in…
Blogging consistently should make a difference. Most of the experts I encountered impressed on me the importance of being consistent with content. Blogging should be all about relationships. Most of the experts I encountered impressed on me the value of building relationships if I want to grow writing success. I determined to find out who…
I choose . . . To live by choice, not by chance; To make changes, not excuses; To be motivated, not manipulated; To be useful, not used; To excel, not compete. I choose self-esteem, not self-pity. I choose to listen to my inner voice, not the random opinion of others. – Posted on a random…
“If I had a reason to get up then I would probably get up earlier.” The words were not my own but I could have easily put them into a phrase as well that deals with my freelance writing. Mine would have been about getting paid to write or having a place to write or…