Category: Confidence
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This Week, a poem…
“Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost Nature’s first green is gold,Her hardest hue to hold.Her early leaf’s a flower;But only so an hour.Then leaf subsides to leaf.So Eden sank to grief,So dawn goes down to day.Nothing gold can stay.
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N is for No…
It can be tough to stay golden when you’re told no in a thousand different ways. “It’s not the right fit,” “high volumes of submissions,” “We must pass on fine work.” Even personal rejections can sting: “This is not a reflection of your work.” “There was much to admire…” “Please submit again.” “Don’t give up.”…
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Dimmer Switch…
After reading “The Outsiders” by S. E. Hinton (Stay Gold, Ponyboy), I’ve seen other references to “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” by Robert Frost. Stay gold, as in nature’s first green is gold. Keep your innocence, your unjaded view, your hope for a bright tomorrow. Our society does not favor the innocents. I personally like a…
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So You Wrote a Book…
Now what? Years ago, I boldly and cluelessly set out to write a novel. Despite frustrations and rejections along the marathon-like training, it was a good decision. The writing has gotten easier. The writing is better. Plodding through to an end is the easy part. I work to transform bulging computer files into the best…
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The WHYs Have It…
On Monday we recognized those who make our world a better place. Why do they do it? Maybe they wouldn’t answer with “It’s what I do!” A more likely answer might be to pay the bills, put food on the table, or it’s what I could find. I have a problem answering the question “What…
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“It’s What I do!…
I recently observed one of my six-year-old granddaughters having a lot of fun engaging a certain AI digital assistant in conversation. “I like you,” she’d say, or “You’re smart,” then giggle at the quick and witty responses. She asked the small round speaker why she always had answers ready, to any question. “It’s what I…
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Ranting ANTs…
ANTs…Automatic Negative Thoughts. You have them, right? No? Are you sure? They are automatic, after all. In “Change Your Brain, Change Your Life,” Dr. Daniel Amen illustrates how thoughts change our brain chemistry. Our emotional state responds with feelings of tension or relaxation*. This system can get out of whack when we listen to ANTs.…
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