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The words rattling around in my brain this week are: “Persistence” sitting alphabetically between “Patience” and “Perspective”. Persistence, when it comes to my daily [...]

The word rattling around in my brain this week is “Switchbacks”. When used as a noun, “switchback” refers to a zig-zag trail or road that reduces the grade or steepness of [...]

Spring Rites: Write right Question for you – are you interested in using your journal as a way to improve your self-awareness and self-acceptance? Or are you more interested in deepening [...]

In preparation for this month’s muse-letter, I took a look at my “Journal of Words”, a treasure-trove of words and their meanings. There, I found the word “fantods” [...]

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: As of February 15, 2022 – I have surpassed the 100 mark for subscribers to my Grateful Updates and I am 80% of the way to my goal of selling 500 books by March 31. Thanks, [...]

I finished my book in November, launched it in December and realized in January that my motivation and energy had been consumed. After any heavy project, it is normal to expect a phase of [...]

Date: December 4, 2021 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, This letter is a thank you note – to Rocky Mountain Outlook for being a community newspaper and for offering me the gift of column space [...]

In October 2019, I was heading off to a writing retreat in England. Before leaving, I met with two kind-hearted friends, asking if they would help me plan an event in celebration of National [...]