Prolific writers have said you are either a good housekeeper or you are a great writer but not both. The reality, however, is that we have responsibilities in life and we schedule our writing periods like everything else. As long as we are writing, we are successful.
Not every environment is ideal for creating and writing. Finding joy in our work and focusing on the beauty in nature that surrounds us can bring us satisfaction.
Fear keeps writers from sharing their work with the world. Why does fear have a strong hold on writers? What can we do to fight fear?
Does the death of an insect affect us differently than the death of an avian? This is what I asked myself with the demise of an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and a sparrow. A reflection on how we react to death in nature.
Stress and life in general mean we have to find our happy place for mental, emotional, and physical therapy. Ballet teaches me adaptability and compromise. As writers, we must adopt changes thrust upon us. But despite our challenges, we keep going because writers are who we are.
Our connection to nature is connection to purpose. Life’s distractions can keep us from pausing to reflect on creation and its emotional and psychological effects on us. A blue heron recently reminded me to pay attention to what truly matters.
