Nothing is more exhilarating than a kind word, a kind gesture or praise from peers. Pure encouragement. In my career, I’ve won some awards and prizes, but the joy that comes with a word of appreciation from a fellow blogger is very special. And so it was when Sue Anne Dunlevie,…
Posts published in “Encouragement”
Right now, I could do with all the pep-talking I could get. I feel pretty low – emotionally and physically. I am fighting a tummy bug as I am trying to cope with the sadness that seems to have settled at our place, temporarily. Life WILL go on, we will accept…
Some days are just good to enjoy and go with the flow. Today, I have a lovely poem by Veronica A. Shoffstall titled “After A While” She first published it in her college yearbook in 1971. The imagery in her poem is beautiful and signifies hope, encouragement, looking within and finding…
I can’t believe today’s July 31! This month just seems to have flown by! When I signed up for the Ultimate Blogging Challenge July 2014 and BlogHer NaBloPoMo for July 2014, I was naturally excited. Writing has never been a hardship – in fact, I’d go crazy if I didn’t! The…
It has been a rather annoying day with my desktop computer as well as my laptop giving me some grief. I lost some writing work when I was on the verge of completing it and had a tough time staying cool. Then I decided to just leave it and do something…
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it is this: attitude is everything. We can’t control events, but we can certainly control our reactions to them. Today, I am sharing an excerpt from a gem of a book titled “Smile for No Good Reason: Simple Things You Can Do…
F is for Family. The good F word eh? Today is Day 6 of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge and I am thrilled to talk about my family’s Fabulous Four. Should have been five, but I did not have the privilege of knowing him. I am referring to my…