Whether you have just started dating someone or have been in a relationship for some time, there are three things you are doing that are destroying your relationship. And the worst part is, these behaviours are so common, you might not even know you’re doing them and the damage they are causing. 1. Competitive Urges When your date,… Read More
Colum McCann, author of Thirteen Ways of Looking, shares some advice for the young (and not so young) writer. It is also wonderful advice for anyone who wants to live life with purpose and meaning. Colum McCann’s Letter to a Young Writer Do the things that do not compute. Be earnest. Be devoted. Be subversive of… Read More
My holiday gift to you is 10 inspirational quotes from Rumi for you to use however you like without attribution. Please feel free to share them on Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook. {Please wait a moment for the gallery to load} → Need help with your social media images? Click below… ≡
Honestly, I don’t know what to do. I want to make a difference with this online space, but I don’t know how. I want to go beyond the recounting of every day minutia and address the big questions, but when I do I feel like some over zealous motivational speaker.
Your words slipping from my pen are wonderful Therefore my soul longs for them The entrance of your words gives light It brings understanding to the simple I opened my mouth and panted Longing for your inspiration Look upon me and be merciful to me As is your habit towards those who toil in your name Direct my steps And… Read More
You are the salt of the earth.
And the hot spicy curry, and the sweet caramel cheesecake and the sour lemon juice.
Do you have doubts about life? Are you unsure if it is worth the trouble?
Look at the sky: that is for you.
Christopher Maloney wanted to sing. For five years he filled out the application form for Britain’s X-Factor and each time he tore it up. Other people told him not to do it. They told him he wasn’t good enough, that he would embarrass himself.
Sleep my little baby-oh Sleep until you waken When you wake you’ll see the world If I’m not mistaken… Kiss a lover Dance a measure Find your name And buried treasure… Face your life Its pain Its pleasure Leave no path untaken ― Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book {photo: claudiot}
It is no secret that I struggle to meditate. I’ve tried to establish a practice over and over again and still I don’t enjoy sitting and emptying my mind. It doesn’t bring me any joy or clarity — it just bores or frustrates me.
It has been a couple of years since I’ve chosen a word for the New Year. My first was Authenticity for 2010 which brought about changes in my life I could never have anticipated. For 2011 I chose Power as my word. 2012 arrived and I didn’t decide on anything (which was a choice in itself). I… Read More
Novels are fragile things, and many fledging novels have been nipped in the bud by a writing workshop.
It’s that niggling worry at the back of your mind you don’t talk about. The nightmares you have about death and dying. You try to imagine what it will feel like if (when?) something really bad happens to you.
