10 Exercises To Help You Recognize The Blessings In Your Life
“There is so much blessing and beauty near us that is destined for us, and yet it cannot enter our lives because we are not ready to receive it. The handle is on the inside of the door, only we can open it.” – John O’ Donahue On Monday I announced that this week would [...]
The Transformational Power of Recognizing Your Blessings + The “Blessings Week” Reader Challenge
“Many of us have made our world so familiar that we do not see it anymore.” – John O’ Donahue “I understand something I didn’t see before: every blessing ignored becomes a curse.” – from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho It was only until about a year ago, when I read Anam Cara by the [...]
Rebuilding This Wall Together
Editor’s note: Read Part 1 and Part 2. At the end of the month, I rebuild the wall. And at the end of that same month, a tornado comes and wipes away all my progress. At the end of the next month, I rebuild the wall again. And at the end of that same month, a [...]
The Secret To A More Romantic Writing Life
Editor’s note: this is a guest post by Robin Covington of Romance University. Ollin asked me to write about how I bring romance into my life so that I can write romantically. I almost fell out of my chair with hysterical laughter. I have a full-time job, a wonderful husband, two active children under the [...]
How To Prioritize Your Dreams So You Can Finally Make REAL Progress On Them
Do you have so many dreams that the overwhelming immensity and diversity of those dreams makes it hard for you to make any real progress on them? Are “too many dreams” getting in the way of you fulfilling that “one dream that matters”? If this is a problem you are struggling with, then don’t worry. [...]
The Shortcut To Mastering ANY Lesson You’re Struggling With
If you’re struggling to learn a lesson, there’s an excellent way to master it very quickly: teach it. That’s right. If you really want to feel like you’ve mastered a lesson, then there’s no quicker way to do so than to teach the lesson to someone else. The Shortcut To Mastering ANY Lesson You’re Struggling [...]
The Trick To Keeping The Big Picture In Mind While Working Out All The Details
Editor’s note: this is a guest post by Stephen Watkins of The Undiscovered Author. Whether it’s because you have kids, or a day job, or family crises, or you’re looking for work, or you’ve got a heavy class schedule at school–whatever it is, many of us have a lot of demands on our time, and [...]
The Unexpected Benefits of Being Worn-Out And Weakened
“I have come to believe that we are destined to be opened by the living of our days, and whether we like it or not, whether we choose to participate or not, we will, in time, every one of us, wear the deeper part of who we are as a new skin.” – Mark Nepo [...]
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Hey readers, I’m always looking for more ways to help you solve your writing and life problems. To help me in that endevour, I’d appreciate it if you could take this quick survey to help me learn a little bit more about you. (It shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes.): UPDATE: This survey is now [...]
How Embracing Your Own Ignorance Can Bring You Peace of Mind
“When my pockets are empty and I’ve dumped all I know, I often end up shrugging, admitting my ignorance of what to do. Humbly, it is then that the real work of love beings.” – Mark Nepo “To know that you do not know is highest; To not know but think you know is flawed.” [...]
