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This the 9th and final installment of the healthy habits for writers series. Relaxation is not a luxury but a requirement to have your best life. All the money in the world does not make a happy full life if you don’t have your best health. School administrators, employers, physicians, clergy, people from all walks [...]

I have been keeping a journal for may years. It is a wonderful thing for clarity and focus renewal. But there is an added benefit that I have to bring up. Big Benefit It calms me down. Recently, I was so wound up and put out over something not in my control, until I couldn’t [...]

As technology advances, information and people can reach us wherever we are if we let it. Most cell phones let you receive text messages. Some phones let you read your email while you await your flight. I surf the web on my iPhone and it blows me away. That’s a lot of connectivity. And it’s [...]

I want to share with you the story of how I re-learned what’s allowed to feed the writing fires. It may be something you’ve experienced, and will inspire you to find out or rediscover what can feed your writing fires. At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another [...]

I knew I was in trouble when I couldn’t focus on any thoughts. I seemed to be moving through a never-lifting fog. Only with the greatest effort was I able to hold on to thoughts long enough to complete them. Once I learned I needed to take iron, and that was squared away, I decided [...]

A few months ago, I started my healthy habits postings and then I got sidetracked BIG TIME. This is the second entry of the 9 posts originally planned for the healthy habits series. If I told you that you need to be in good condition to run a marathon, or to begin a diet, or [...]