As the final days of the year unfold, there’s a quiet invitation in the air—an invitation to pause, breathe, and consider where we are. Not just geographically, but emotionally, spiritually, creatively. We often spend our lives searching for the right place and the right time as though they are coordinates on a map we just…
My daughter received the Ancestry DNA pack for Christmas. I’ve never researched that far back. Instead, I’ve found some very interesting things about my own parents while researching my early childhood for my newest book, The Man In Number 7. You see, I don’t have very many memories of my early childhood. Glimpses and moments….
“Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth,” ~ philosopher and writer Albert Camus. As I am nearing the end of the first draft of my new book The Man In Number 7, I realize the impact of Albert’s statement. Yes, this book is fiction. And yet it begins with people and events…
We can ask ourselves that question a dozen different times in our life, and come up with a dozen different answers. When I write a story or a novel, the character arc is the journey that the character goes on from start to finish. We start out a certain way, believing certain things, working toward…
Don’t live your life according to someone else’s reality. Their goals, expectations, and judgments are not the same as yours. Don’t make decisions based on misinformed perceptions. What did you want to be when you grew up? I’m not talking about career, I’m talking about life in general. What did you think your future would…
Every story begins somewhere. I have a sign in my home office that says, “Home is where your story begins”. But stories don’t necessarily start at home. Some start the minute you walk out the door, or board a plane, or put the car in gear. Some stories start when you open a door or…
Anything is possible. It’s a fun statement full of hope and magic. Although some people would rather live by what’s probable than what’s possible. Part of this comes from fear of change. Reaching for the ‘possible’ can mean reaching outside of your comfort zone. It can mean taking a risk, testing your faith, capabilities, or…
Every moment brings an opportunity to experience life anew. Every day carries the potential for transformation and growth-for adopting a fresh perspective, making a different choice, or taking a new path. I choose to make today a turning point day. Whether the changes I make are large or small, each one propels my growth. I…
“How does one become a butterfly? You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.” ~ Trina Paulus If you stop and think about it, we are all caterpillars, aspiring to something greater. But at what point do we become brave enough, or impassioned enough to leave…