“Forgiving yourself, believing in yourself, and choosing to love yourself are the best gifts one could receive.” – Brittany Burgunder As I wrap up Week 7 of my 90-day challenge, I’m reflecting on a week that didn’t go as planned. When I started this challenge, I envisioned a smooth routine that would help me improve […]
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“It takes strength to make your way through grief, to grab hold of life and let it pull you forward.” – Patti Davis Today’s poem is a deeply personal and emotional exploration of grief, anger, and loss. For the first time, I’ve attempted to write a lyric poem. This particular piece was born out of
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“Accepting all that you are will lead you to live your best life and will allow you to be free and your true authentic self.” – Camille Kostek As part of my challenge to improve my writing, one of the 10 types of short stories that I will be attempting to experiment with for today
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“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy I have written a couple of fictional stories in the past without fully knowing what type of story I was writing. But today, I will be writing a
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“Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one’s own actions or lack of action.” – Audre Lorde As part of my challenge to improve my writing, one of the 10 types of short stories that I will be attempting to experiment with for today is a minisaga. This is a
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“‘Someday’ is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you.” – Timothy Ferriss Today, I’m attempting to write a good Fable. This is something I’ve never attempted before but as a mum, I’ve told some good stories to my daughter so I’m sure that I can do a fairly good job
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“The challenge is to stay cool enough to handle the pressure in the moment so that you can succeed in the future.” – Jurgen Klopp As part of my challenge to improve my writing, I’ve been reading about the different types of short stories. If you didn’t know, there are 10 types of short stories
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