Writing
Does a “getting things done” mindset interfere with relationships?
Have you ever had what seems like an aha moment, but as soon as the lightbulb switches on, you realize it was a truth you’d always known? This was one of those times.
Continue ReadingPurpose–it may be simpler than you think.
I’ve never had a day when I couldn’t get out of bed. Yesterday, I wondered if it would be the first.
Continue ReadingDistraction in the time of COVID-19.
Today, I needed a distraction. My emotions are so close to the surface, I can’t even watch or read happy and uplifting stories without crying because they remind me how much is at stake
Continue ReadingMom would have been proud.
Mom was one of the biggest supporters of my writing journey and my goal of publishing my memoir.
Continue ReadingWhen your brain can’t multitask.
My brain can’t multitask. It has folders for important information, and if the folder is closed, new data doesn’t get in.
Continue ReadingI'm listening, universe.
I don’t think it matters where the important messages come from. What matters is listening.
Continue ReadingLetting go of a dream.
Two years ago, I started a blog called The Well Nested Life; this month, I’ll close that site down. I’ve moved all my blogs over to this current site, so I’ve retained my words, but I have to say goodbye to the dream. Closing my blog feels like I’m losing an old friend. With some brainstorming…
Continue ReadingReframing my reflection.
When I first heard of the concept of reframing a situation, I couldn’t quite wrap my brain around what it meant. Recently, through the process of writing my memoir, it started to make sense. Telling the story about my son’s brain tumor is the easy part of writing my memoir. I first wrote most of…
Continue ReadingThe happy ending.
Not all memoirs have a happy ending, but the ending should somehow resolve the narrator’s uncertainty or quest in some way. It’s called a narrative arc. My memoir will be a tough read until the very end. There’s a lot of pain in it and I imagine some readers will wonder if they can make…
Continue ReadingIt's a big day and a big step! A writing first!
It’s a writing first for me! Today, I’m happy to announce my first essay to appear in a Literary Publication–Mothers Always Write! “When a horrible diagnosis is a relief.” I submitted the essay in March, then it was accepted perhaps in May, (I’ve lost track of that exciting email), then I received notice on Monday that…
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