by Joanna on July 3, 2009
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Talk about the language of possibility!
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by Joanna on July 1, 2009
“There is no use trying,” said Alice; “one can’t believe impossible things.”
“I dare say you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” ~ Lewis Carroll
It’s a great quote, isn’t it? One of my favourites from Alice, and there are so many to choose from.
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by Joanna on June 30, 2009
The end of June, half way through the year, and it’s time to move on from this theme time of breathing space.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve needed the breather, so thanks for the indulgence while I took some time out.
I wanted to highlight some of the ‘best of’ the last couple of months, including showcasing once again the guest posts which friends and fellow bloggers wrote for me for you. Thanks to all of them for helping to keep this show on the road
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by Joanna on June 29, 2009
Sometimes the pressure to ‘write well’ can get in the way.
- Get in the way of writing when we mean to (plan to, ‘have to’.)
- Get in the way of enjoying it.
- Get in the way of writing what we really want to say.
Your comments and feedback on Alex Fayle’s guest post on ‘when should you not write?’ got me thinking. Then Christine Kane’s ‘Get Creative’ newsletter arrived in my in-box and reminded me of the pleasure of doing things the imperfect way.
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by Joanna on June 24, 2009
Anywhere you go, you’ll find lots of advice on how to get yourself writing more, how to create daily pages and how to pump out more words… but sometimes pushing yourself to write just doesn’t make any sense.
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably experienced these moments often.
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