Category: Inspiration
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Quote of the Week…
“We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold towards them.” Elbert Hubbard
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High Praise…
This Monday we continue the sticky wicket of loving and honoring ourselves without sounding self-righteous, ego-centric and (horrors!) conceited. To honor someone is to hold them in high esteem or respect. There will be more discussions in future posts regarding the correct offer of respect only when one is deserving. For now, respect means to…
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Quote of the Week…
“Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.: Alice Walker
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The selfless act of honoring oneself…
Continuing our Monday discussion from last week, to honor and love oneself means to offer our best, and to hold a portion of our fruits for our own consumption. Wait, does the title say selfless or selfish? If one lets go of a fear that there is not enough (love, money, fruits, self…) to go…
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Today’s Friday Quote
“Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us.” Sir Thomas Brown, 1778-1820
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Love Yourself = Honor Yourself
The third ELAN Principle is Love Yourself. Yeah, yeah, we have heard it before. Easy to say, so hard to do. If love = honor, all the more difficult. After all, we are taught to be humble, and rightly so. But that does NOT mean to hold feelings of dishonor, derision or disrespect toward oneself.…
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Technical Glitches Abound…
That is a terrible title for my Wednesday post about my publishing journey, but sadly fitting. Some of you may have popped on last week and seen a lovely post on Monday. Now it is gone. Even the helpful people at wordpress couldn’t find it. But here’s the good news – I changed my standard…
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Monday, Monday…
Apologies if that song is now stuck in your head for the remainder of the day. You know the one, by the Mamas and the Papas? Monday morning, so good to me etc. A brain worm, for sure. Maybe it is on purpose that I post the inspirational ELAN blogs on Monday to help us…
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I Wonder…
On Fridays, I’ll be adding a short inspirational quote, paragraph or perhaps some of my own words. Here is a thought for this Friday: “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” William James
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Wandering in the Writing World
This week I am continuing my journey of writing, revising and researching publishing options. Although I was not selected to try out for the pilot episode of America’s Next Great Author (see earlier post on the Wandering page), I have been in contact with the creators and heard some encouraging feedback. Plus it was tons…
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