Being a writer is not merely the exercise of a creative mind. As with any artist, writing is freedom of expression. Independence from the outside world. Escape from the structure of expection, and norms, into a realm where no one else has control. The great thing is, we do not need to be experts at... Continue Reading →
Ending the War to be Right
Rose Colored Glasses or Long Overdue Possibility? We live in a much more complicated world today than our ancestors ever could have imagined, even just a hundred years ago. Bombarded daily by an onslaught of information from news sources, social media, and even the local terrains of work, school and community that directly affect our... Continue Reading →
Overcome Self-Sabotage:
Succeed Without Tripping Over Your Shadow Each of us fall victim to self-sabotage in some aspect of our lives, whether we realize it or not. This type of sabotage can be conscious or unconscious, causing us to ruin our hope of attaining the thing we most desire. We might blow our diet by eating a... Continue Reading →
Just Joan…Thinking Outloud
March 16, 2022 Shortcuts ✂ Human nature, in our fast-paced world, is to want things to happen fast. We have short attention spans, as well as patience, these days. Gone are the days when we waited with excitement for things to eventually happen. Twenty years ago, we even waited with heightened anticipation for AOL to... Continue Reading →