Tag Archives: Dreams
Creating Realistic Goals for 2013
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” ― C.S. Lewis A belated Merry Christmas to my family, friends and fellow bloggers! Thank you for taking time, to read my posts about my artistic journey and other random life experiences. As I look back over the past year, I find …
Preparing for an Outdoor Art Show – What I’m Learning…
Since my last post, I have invested most of my extra time and energy preparing for Art in the Heart (http://www.theheartofmuskoka.com/Play-ArtintheHeart2012.htm), Bracebridge‘s downtown art show for emerging artists. I mentioned in a previous blog the presentations put on by the town to provide participating artists with the information needed to be ready for the show and …
The Most Difficult Writing – A Eulogy for My Friend
In my post, The Case for a Gravestone (March 1, 2012), I write about the upcoming interment of my close friend Joyce’s ashes. As part of the service, I planned to share some thoughts about Joyce, our relationship, who she was and the impact she had on the world. Weeks ago, I started thinking about …
Chick Flick Confession
I have a confession to make. I love “Chick Flicks”, in particular those soppy romantic comedies in which the main character struggles through a relationship crisis but always ends up with the ’right’ guy in a ‘happily ever after’ ending. Understand, I enjoy many movies genres but this one fills my inner child’s love of …
Cultivating Patience
Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself. – Saint Francis de Sales (Patron Saint of Writers and Journalists) Such wise words, aren’t they? But are you like me – able to have abundant patience with others yet when it comes to you, it’s a different story? Two days ago, I finished …
Dreams Never Die
Here it goes – my first blog. My heart rate racing, my mind hitting a blank wall. For at least two years I’ve thought about starting a blog but fear and the blank screen won out. Yet a constant niggling voice kept repeating in my head, “If you want to be a writer, you need to …
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