“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”
“If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write.” ~ W. Somerset Maugham
What if you took 30 minutes to take a brain break? Leave the digital media alone. No TV. No music app. No podcast playing. Just you, alone with your thoughts. Enjoy a long shower. Go for a walk. Sip a coffee without reading anything. Your brain may say thank you, I needed that.
Joe: “My girlfriend told me I have no respect for her personal space?”
Pete: “Why did she say that?”
Joe: “I have no idea. It ruined our time time in the shower.”
Time Is
Henry Van Dyke
Time is Too Slow for those who Wait, Too Swift for those who Fear, Too Long for those who Grieve, Too Short for those who Rejoice; But for those who Love, Time is not.
Quality of Sleep is Essential
It’s not just the number of hours of sleep you get that matters. The quality of the sleep you get is also important. People whose sleep is frequently interrupted or cut short might not get enough of certain stages of sleep.
If you are wondering whether you are getting enough sleep, including quality sleep, ask yourself
- Do you have trouble getting up in the morning?
- Do you have trouble focusing during the day?
- Do you doze off during the day?
If you answered yes to these three questions, you should work on improving your sleep.
Joe: “I got a photo in the mail taken by a stop light camera.”
Pete: “What did you do?”
Joe: “I sent it back, It was way too expensive and very poor quality.”
“People on the outside think there’s something magical about writing, that you go up in the attic at midnight and cast the bones and come down in the morning with a story, but it isn’t like that. You sit in back of the typewriter and you work, and that’s all there is to it.”~ Harlan Ellison
The values we stand on become our foundation in a turbulent world. Strong values become the strong foundation that provides the strength to meet any challenge.
I write this post on a December morning in south Texas. I look out into the yard and I see a beautiful red rose showing off. The red rose is making my day. The rose reminds me life is good. The rose reminds me that sometimes the small simple things are the best things.
