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Apr.26.2013
April 26
Imperturbable
Perfectionism is a cover, a blanket of lead; hard to move and rich with poison. What it tries to hide is my unwillingness to struggle and strive. It’s not a fear of failure, but the horror of success after a long hot...
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Mar.30.2013
Hello everyone. Today’s post focuses on you, my readers. You‘ve made it through a rough winter, and soon, instead of wearing a heavy coat while outside, you will be wearing suntan oil instead, as you frolic on the beach! But what is going on inside your body – specifically your mind...
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Mar.28.2013
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is telling young women to Lean In to corporate America, to “take a seat at the table,” “join the conversation.” She worries that we have put ourselves on the ‘mommy track,’ often before we’re even dating. She posits that a lack of confidence and ambition has led to the...
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Mar.12.2013
What inspires a person to write in a blog? Why do it? Is it a source of venting? Writers never need a reason. How many of us doodle on a piece of scrap paper when we are gabbing on the phone? I bet the number that do is greater than the number that do not. To me, this "...
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Feb.16.2013
If you are not a failure by your own standards, you haven't set them high enough.
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Feb.12.2013
When I was 15, I spent the summer in Finland. Reindeer moss, Karelian pies and crayfish; herring for breakfast. It's been a long time since I've immersed myself in these memories.
My daughter knows little about the life I lived before I married her father. That wasn't by...
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Dec.23.2012
Once upon a time, an agent liked a story I wrote and asked if I had a book. I did. He liked the novel, too. He sent it to publishers and one bought it for good money. The agent also sent the manuscript to movie studios. One of those bought it, too, for even more money...
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Dec.22.2012
Reading others' writing blogs, thinking about work and life, you come to the quintessential facet of your endeavors about how your measure progress and success.
Writing blogs are thick with lofty goals. Word counts, story counts, submission counts. People state, "I'm going to write and...
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Dec.05.2012
I feel guilty
I feel guilty when enter the holy place For asking favor with fake face Bring pity on face and fold the hands Close the eyes and wish with prayers
Nothing bad has taken place so far Only some draw backs have taken place temporarily I could face it in any...
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Nov.15.2012
Ah, persevere.
My fickle lover, taunting me one day, drawing my ire, then supporting me, willing me on.
I have trouble quitting things. It's my one weakness.
I don't like quitting. I don't quit. I suspend work, put it on hold, promise to finish it later, but I don't quit....
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