Writer & Editor
Sitting with my morning coffee, staring outside my window and looking towards my apartment complex, the thought occurs to me that I actually did it. I actually moved to Austin. Relocating is something I was called to do many years ago. Now that it’s happened, things have moved so fast…
How does one contend with and work through difficult emotions when they know better than to let an event affect them? It’s one thing to know in your mind, based on past experience, that there’s no need to be upset or angry when thinking of the big picture of life…
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…
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…
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….
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.
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…
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…
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…
