Hope at the Mall: Courting the Sad-Faced Barista
I wanted to talk about Velma today but I’ll warn you in advance: I’m a little off. Between Writing Brain and being sick, I’ve had about six hours of sleep in the last two days. The insomnia pretty much guarantees Read More …
Quitting the Label “Quitter”
I try to take great care in using labels to describe people, even in my own mind. Whether positive or negative, self or externally imposed, they constrain, bind and inhibit human behavior. If you doubt that statement, watch the Youtube video embedded below Read More …
When Wanting to Make a Change, Find Hope by Finding Exceptions
A truism you’ll hear repeated in medicine, and other venues, is that the best predictor of future behavior is the past. This is a hopeful message if the choices people make have been empowering, but a dangerous belief if one Read More …
Befriending the Imposter Syndrome Beasticle – a Strategy for Writers Whose Internal Editor is a Special Brand of Nasty
Of all the voices of the Inner Critic, one of the most virulent is that of the Imposter Syndrome — my personal vulnerability. What is the IS? You might suffer from it if you: *Carry a sense of fraudulence. *Believe you’re one step away Read More …
New Digs, Gratuitous Daniel Craig, and Hopeful Writing Links
I am master procrastinator, mistress of the citrus. I am seriously disturbed. As you may have noticed, I have a new blog template, and I’m torn between nostalgia for my stripes and pleasure with my blog’s sleeker new lines. (Perhaps a Read More …
Three Huzzahs from Tartitude
Three totally awesome things that pulled me out of my cold-induced misery. Read More …
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