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• What My Teen Taught Me About Clearing Our Mind Fog Together

  

  Saturday morning felt wobbly. What I wanted to do and what it looked like I needed to focus upon was not adding up. I wanted to spend time networking and writin... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• "I Can Shake off Everything as I Write," Anne Frank - Writing Prompts &...

  

  QUOTE “I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” Anne Frank Musings   I started my day today like I often do: writing... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• What More Could You Want From Life? A Miracle Happened on Saturday When I Least...

  

  It wasn’t on my to-do list when I woke up. It hadn’t even occurred to me five minutes before I did it that this was something I ever wanted to do with my life.... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Madeleine L'Engle on Responding to Life's Irrational Moments - 14 Writing &...

  

  “Our truest response to the irrationality of the world is to paint or sing or write, for only in such response do we find truth. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Octavia Butler on Persistence in Writing: Quote, Prompts & More to Inspire You

  

  How persistent are you with your writing?   Quote and Reflections: “You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Say "YES!" from an Empowered Space

  

  We find power and inspiration in the moment we say “Yes!” knowing that agreement is due to what we know intuitively is right, pure and points us in a direction... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sylvia Plath on Creativity, Self-Doubt & Imagination - 8 Writing Prompts & More

  

  Quote: ”And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Portable Poem: Maxine Kumin Inspires Us to Look at Our Writing Differently

  

  Quote: “A poem is marvelously portable. You can carry a problem around with you from the kitchen sink to the automobile to wherever.” Maxine Kumin   Questions:... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inspired by Harriet Beecher Stowe: 9 Prompts to Fire Up Your Creativity

  

  Quote “Of course, in a novel, people's hearts break, and they die, and that is the end of it; and in a story this is very convenient. But in real life we do... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• One Perfect Day: Write Your Way Into Your "Just Right Day" Today by Being...

  

  Carolyn See's literary granny prompt inspired me to write several short pieces which I wanted to give homes, so here I am blogging them. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inspired by Literary Grannies: Writing & Blogging Prompt (and More) - What...

  

  Inspired by Literary Grannies: What Stories in Your Life are You Ready to Revise?   Quote:  “Every word a woman writes changes the story of the world, revises... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inspired to Write Strong (Even When Not Feeling Your Best!) Will Make You Feel...

  

  I feel qualified to define the word “strength” in more ways than one. Recently I said to a friend, “I rarely get sick in the normal way, I only know how to get... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• "Play Around. Dive into Absurdity and Write. Take Chances." Wisdom from Natalie...

  

  What is your relationship with the fear of failure? Write about it.... let your writing free   Be inspired by Literary Grannies in January: Writing Prompts,... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• "I Edit by Ear." Inspiration from Literary Granny Amy Clampitt - Quote, Prompts ...

  

  Be inspired by Literary Grannies in January: Writing Prompts, quotes and more to get your writing flow moving with ease. Quote: “I edit by ear. I want to hear... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• "Bread Has Always Been a Miracle. As Has Poetry" - Inspired by Brenda Miller -...

  

  Quote: "Bread has always been a miracle. As has poetry. And language itself this tremendous urge to communicate. To live our lives in our shattered ways and... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writing Prompt Inspired by Literary Granny Terry Tempest Williams: I Write To....

  

  Be inspired by Literary Grannies in January: Writing Prompts, quotes and more to get your writing flow moving with ease.  Quote:  "I write to make peace with th... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• This January, Be Creatively Inspired by LIterary Grannies

  

  Be inspired by Literary Grannies in January: Writing Prompts, quotes and more to get your writing flow moving with ease. Why be inspired by literary grannies? Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why I Didn't Shut Down, Get Angry, Walk Away & Not Learn a Thing

  

  We are coming close to the end of Quest2015  .   I missed a bt of prompting over the holiday in Flagstaff, but hope to continue to continue over the next few... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Soul Purpose & The Pinch That Reminds Us We Are Awake and Alive -

  

  Detachment is a lesson I thought I had learned. I hadn't. I hadn't learned about detachment and integrated what I learned at the depths I know now. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Setting Aside the Nice to Face the Most Notorious Shadowbag For A Less Stink...

  

  When I started Quest 2015 I didn't really know what I was getting into. I thought it was one prompt a month for the entirety of 2015 but surprise, the prompts... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION