Writing keeps the sunshine in my soul

Once again, another fabulous writer and blogger Jeff Goins has introduced me to a blogger, Claire De Boer who has a blog called The Gift of Writing: Your story matters.Jeff Goins introduced her like this: Claire De Boer is a writer, editor, and mentor with a special interest in how story connects and heals us.…

Fear, dementia and blogging

“Stop hesitating. Stop wavering. Stop questioning. Tell the voices of opposition to shut up. Refuse to be ruled by Fear. And then, get on with what you were born to do. What is Fear? Fear is avoiding a tough conversation you need to have. Fear is asking for advice when you already know what to do.…

Saying Yes or No?

Following on from my blog post Relax, where I wrote about saying no to things, because you are too busy, I have continued to think about the matter of saying yes or no to those things that present themselves to you, that also require some time commitment and effort on your part. I’m a firm believer in intuition, and…

Lessons on writing and finding your tribe

Jeff Goins writes a great blog, and I often find what he says about writing and blogging, and finding your voice and tribe is incredibly valuable. With his permission, my blog today is the three lessons he has learnt from having a tribe, which does not appear on his blog but arrived in his e-newsletter recently. What I…

Jeff Goins on his critics

Jeff Goins wrote in his newsletter recently, “The problem with “too much” is it’s not enough. Not for some people. Too much tweeting, too much talking, too much selling — these are all subjective, determined by someone else’s preference and worldview. What feels like an overwhelming series of broadcasts to one person is near silence…

Pain, compassion, blogging and therapy

In an article by Jeff Goins titled The purpose of pain, his final comments are; “Something transformational happens when we go to places of deep pain and let our hearts be stirred. Compassion, a word of which I am quite fond, literally means “to suffer with.” It would make sense that compassion needs pain to…