Slow Down and Breathe
The holidays are fast approaching, and challenges are beginning to build. With so many things to do in the next few months, this would be a good time to remind ourselves that just because life is speeding up doesn’t mean that we have to. How do we find balance? In truth, finding balance isn’t the right word. Creating balance is a better idea. How do we create balance in our world in the midst of so much pressure and busy-ness that the holidays bring? Here are five ways to help create balance: 1. Plan Ahead: Keep your calendar updated so you can see what is coming. Know what needs to…
The Longest Night
Today marks the shortest day of the year. And, the Longest Night. This is one night of the year where the darkness seems to overtake the light. But not for long. From this day forward, at least for a while, the light is coming back. This is turning out to be a time of reflection for me. I’ve been thinking about the past year and am looking forward to next year, but that is another post. For this post, I want to share some of this year’s holiday moments. Things are calm now but have been crazy busy. I hope the pictures help to slow things down a bit. Apparently,…
November’s End
It’s the end of November, and I realize that I haven’t posted much. That has mostly been to NaNoWriMo. But November is over, and it’s time to get back to a normal life. Well as normal as it can be for me which can be a challenge I am still working on my novel, still writing every day. One of the issues with NaNoWriMo is that most novels aren’t 50,000 words. I think mine will be somewhere around 80,000. I still have about 20 thousand to go. I spent most of the month trying to forget that the holidays were coming up fast. We’ve just celebrated Thanksgiving, which is forcing…
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