Hope

On April 29th, I was blessed to attend America’s Night of Hope with Joel and Victoria Osteen in Washington, D.C.  I had been looking forward to this night for months.  Since I’m not a baseball fan, this was my chance to go to Nationals Park, the first certified GREEN ballpark (that’s all I know about [...]

And The Book Moves On……

I have not put up a post since February because of books, another author’s and mine. A couple of weeks ago, I finished editing an awesome book by Lanette R. Frazier. (@lanetterfrazier). Ms. Frazier is a dynamic woman who enjoys helping other people to reach phenomenal goals in their life. Her book, Standing Victoriously Over Your Storm, is about overcoming life’s challenges. Her testimonies, as well as the testimonies of other overcomers, will take your breath away and give you the strength to overcome also. Get your copy at www.lanetterfrazier.com.

As for my book, I have outlined the chapters, written the introduction and half of the chapters. (there are fourteen). Last week, I took my first step toward publishing. I released what I had written.  Those pages, neatly doubled-spaced and on blue and white paper, are now in the hands of my editor!

I can’t wait to get her input. In the meantime, I write.

 Smiley

Express Yourself!!

I like to encourage people to invest in themselves via personal development. Personal development is very near and dear to me.  I have immersed myself into the subject for over 12 years and have witnessed my personal growth. That’s why I devoted this blog to the subject.  While there are many keys, or elements, to personal development, there is one key most people overlook or don’t know about.  That key is to regularly do something you like.

One of the things I love doing is sewing.   Mrs. Spriggs, my neighbor when I was a little girl, knew how to sew and I would spend hours with her while she cut, pinned and sewed fabric with her magic machine into dresses.  I was enthralled.  A few years ago, I had the opportunity to take a beginner’s sewing class and my love for sewing has grown.  Read More…

Blog: The Book

Years ago, I wanted to write a book that inspired and encouraged women.  I didn’t know what I wanted to say or how to say it.  So other than having the idea, I did nothing. 

When I started this blog in 2010, I had in the back of my mind that I could use the blog to record stuff now that I would put into a book later.  I could also use the blog to dip my toe in the water to see if what I wrote about really helped others.   Well, I got solid feedback telling me people were being helped.  So I wrote and wrote, and kept getting great feedback but I still didn’t see a book.  I didn’t see any commonality in my posts to make a book.

Now life is funny.  Last year, I helped two friends, now authors, produce their first books.  I edited their books.   It was exciting being part of the creative and book publishing processes.   And my desire to write a book rose again.  It really kicked off in November.  I toyed with a concept for a book, but finally settled on another in December.  And began writing!  So far, I have: Read More…

Be Write Here!

I love guest posts and interviews! They are a great way to share your point of view on a topic with a new or different audience. I’ve had the honor of doing guest posts on other people’s blogs and it was fun. It was also fun to put other people’s posts on this blog so you could benefit from them. I want to encourage more guest posts relating to personal development and/or individual re-invention, so I’ve made some revisions to this blog.

The top menu tab for guest posts has a new name. Instead of “Guest Blog/Interviews”, it is now “Guest Post & Criteria”.  Under Categories in the  right column, “Guest Blog/Interview” is now “Guest Post”.   When you click “Guest Post & Criteria” in the top menu, a page will open listing, ta-da, the criteria for a guest post to this blog.  You will still see a drop-down menu of past guest posts when you hover on “Guest Post & Criteria”.   Now you know how to get published here and share your views with the world!  So start writing! Go on…get a pen and share your views with the world.

Smiley

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