Category Archive: Writing

15 Mar

Read on…and on and on…

I made my reading goal a realistic fifty-two books for 2018 as I barely made it through sixty last year. I’m picky about my fiction. I want to invest in…
March 15, 2018 at 4:48 pm By Laura 2 Comments
07 Jan

Why practice?

Truth: I avoid doing the things I believe I am not good at. I don’t sing in public. I enjoy dancing around my living room belting out ‘because I’m happy’…
January 7, 2017 at 5:10 pm By Laura 5 Comments
09 Apr

end of day poem

I’ve been inspired by my time in the Oasis to add more depth to my evening gratitude ritual. Currently I write five things I am grateful for; five things I accomplished; say…
April 9, 2016 at 6:54 pm By Laura 3 Comments
14 Feb

Give a girl a journal…and empower her forever!

The Christmas of 1974 I was ten years old and had grown up in the Bahamas. Our relatives lived in Toronto and all I wanted was to see snow for…
February 14, 2016 at 2:52 pm By Laura 10 Comments
13 Feb

Big ideas, fairy dust, and treetops

Part Two of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic is titled Enchantment and is about the magical feeling of inspiration. Big ideas are tossed about. This one on page twenty-four left me…
February 13, 2016 at 9:48 pm By Laura 4 Comments
11 Nov

Gratitude art

This piece of quotography was inspired by being in Toronto, my aunt’s life celebration, and feeling truly grateful for all the blessings in my life.
November 11, 2015 at 10:58 am By Laura 1 Comment
13 Jul

July is for journaling

I’ve joined Lisa Sonora’s 30 Day Journal Project for July. It’s a free daily email prompt in my inbox and we have a Facebook group where we can share. I’ve…
July 13, 2015 at 11:46 am By Laura 2 Comments
04 Jan

Journaling my word

I’ve joined Ali Edwards for her One Little Word 2015 workshop. My intention is to make my word come alive and keep digging deeper with the application and activation of…
January 4, 2015 at 3:24 pm By Laura 3 Comments
30 Sep

My trunk

Our Project 137 assignment was to write about the trunk we carry around. What’s in it? What makes it so heavy? How could we lighten it?  I wrote this longhand…
September 30, 2014 at 5:50 pm By Laura Leave a comment
25 Mar

S is for Sunny’s Story

Kathy and I have been friends for two decades and we’ve shared our passion for writing over the years which on some days looks like inspiring wise words like what…
March 25, 2014 at 10:31 pm By Laura 1 Comment