Learning by heart or by head?

Have you ever wondered why we sometimes say we are going to learn something by heart instead of saying we are going to learn it by head? After all, our thought processes do take place in our head! The answer to the question is because of a mistaken analysis of...

Let go of the past and focus on your perfect future

One of the characteristics that separate happy, successful people from all the rest is their ability to look into the future with curiosity, excitement and knowing that the best is yet to come. And, the only way to do that is to let go of the past. That doesn’t mean...

Let go of limiting beliefs

I remember saying to myself in my 20’s that I wanted to be a novelist. It shouldn’t have been such a long stretch; after all, I had just left a job as a writer and editor of a small, military newspaper. I knew I could write. I knew I had a passion for writing. Why...

Inspiration for Aspiring Writers

I belong to several writer groups and one thing I’ve learned is that writers have a lot in common. For us first-time authors, it’s not unusual to hear stories of a life-long desire to write, but then questioning ourselves until we give ourselves permission to write....

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