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Reflections on Systems Under Attack

July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 Kristina Smeriglio No Comments

Last night, while working at The Domain here in Austin, Texas, we were put on lockdown due to notification of an active shooter being on site. We didn’t know where the individual was at first, but we were alerted and so our managers started implementing their safety protocol. I was calm, but I could feel the energy of those around me start to influence me. I could feel a sense of rising nervousness within me. So I got permission to go sit in the break room. My instincts knew there was nothing to worry about, all put in place was…

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Following Your Instincts, Your Vision

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Kristina Smeriglio No Comments

Sometimes the human world appears different than what we see in our minds. We have a vision of something, or someone, and sometimes the vision in our minds doesn’t come to fruition. Sometimes, we find ourselves disillusioned, disappointed. When that happens, when our vision is better than reality, we are forced to look at the situation and ask “What do I believe? What do I do now?” When it comes to belief, even if the circumstance is not ideal, the information is to be acknowledged. To live in denial does no one justice. However, there are times when we need…

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Making Time to Write, Making Time for Myself

August 30, 2021July 1, 2022 Kristina Smeriglio No Comments

Today, while riding in the car, I decided to pull out my notebook and start writing. I’m not even a huge fan of the notepad I had, but I packed it in my purse just in case. I decided to pull it out and let my pen hit the page. I didn’t know what I would write, I just knew that I had to. It reminded me of the last time I did that, years ago, while I was riding passenger on the way to the Keys to write a Travel Writing piece for school. Before we left, I had…

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Writing Prompt No.11

February 23, 2021July 4, 2022 Kristina Smeriglio No Comments

Letting myself feel inspired, letting myself type away on these keys with no reservation. There are no inhibitions to my writing. How unusual. Now it’s your turn. Let it out.

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Of Our Sense of Self

January 31, 2019February 14, 2022 Kristina Smeriglio No Comments

So I saw the movie Glass this past Saturday and, needless to say, I was shocked, floored. I was impacted. And I was obviously inspired because after the movie I went to Barnes & Noble next door and started walking around looking at things, and the ideas started flowing. I even wrote a poem. I was very much feeling the connection to art. I then started reflecting on the film itself and I was really attracted to the psychological aspects of it, the psychologically thrilling aspects of it, and this kind of battle between what we believe about ourselves versus…

Writing Prompt No.10

August 24, 2017July 4, 2022 Kristina Smeriglio No Comments

This week, my mind has been hyper-focused on my finances. Well, that among other things. But, the majority of my thoughts have stemmed from my current financial situation. I’ve come to learn that finances are ever in flux. Our finances, in a way, are much like our emotions. We have highs, we have lows. But it is my opinion that there should be some kind of constant when it comes to either. That constant, to me, is passion. When working and following our passion, the wage we make is less important than the work we are doing. Money is often…

Lee Eisenberg On Anaïs Nin And Why We Write

August 16, 2017July 28, 2019 Kristina Smeriglio No Comments

The following quote is from Lee Eisenberg who references Anaïs Nin and some of the meaningful reasons why us writers write. It is a quote I found on Goodreads, originally published in Lee’s book The Point Is: Making Sense of Birth, Death, and Everything in Between. Lee Eisenberg is an American editor and author, famously known as the editor-in-chief of Esquire magazine during the 1970s and 1980s as well as one of the founding partners of the Edison Project. Now only that, but he also joined Time Inc. in 1995 and helped launch Time.com and Time for Kids, among many other significant…

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Writing Prompt No.9

July 27, 2017July 4, 2022 Kristina Smeriglio No Comments

This week, I’ve been thinking a lot about fearlessness. Over the years, fearlessness has not, in my opinion, been one of my strongest traits. Patience hasn’t either. I know this because, in the past, whether intentionally or not, I was always in such a hurry. Whether it was in trying to talk to or be with someone, do something, or go somewhere, I’ve often tried to rush things, and it was apparent in the way I behaved. Whether conscious of it or not, I was acting out of fear. I wasn’t just being proactive, like I thought I was. So…

Writing Prompt No.8

March 23, 2017July 4, 2022 Kristina Smeriglio No Comments

This week’s theme, as seen on Reddit, is “Monsters.” There were many ways I could approach this theme. However, because I have been heavily focused on my writing and editing business, I decided to approach it from that angle. There are many “monsters” that one can face during the writing process. For some, like me, a monster called Procrastination and another one called Trauma Afraid to be Resolved are ones that have crippled my writing process. But I am happy to say that I have defeated these monsters, particularly when I completed my Master’s Thesis. Still, as my life evolves and new…