ALLIES “WHEN DO WE KNOW WE CAN TRUST ONE?”

Allies are supposed to be one of the team. Often, however, allies are not all they were cracked up to be.  This article will share with you what to look for so you can fully trust yourself.  Before going any further we will first look at the Webster meaning of the word ally.

Webster definition of ally- 1.  to side with or support for something or someone.  2.  A person or organization that cooperates with or helps another in a particular activity.  3.  a state cooperating with another for a military or other purpose, typically by treaty. 

Daily Wisdom Word Definition of Allies. 1.  a party or individual that will stand beside us when we are involved in something requiring team work.  2.  a person you will trust with your job performance to help.  you will still get the same credit on the project sharing the work load instead of isolating which is not effective.  What I will do now will paint a clear picture of how you will know who is the right ally  you can work with. 

A.  Make sure who you pick has been on the job less than you or Junior executive.   

B.  Pick someone who does not gossip about others, seems dedicated to the work and can do it successfully.  You are setting yourself up for a potential opportunity for a candidate in an equal position as yourself.  They could try taking the credit and may intercede, complaining about the load of work that they are doing.

C.  Watch ones actions over their words.  90 percent of communication is done through nonverbal communication. 

D.  Make sure to share!  In other words, YOU, not the company let your assistant know if the project is a winner they will be getting a large bonus. 

It is hard in the world with so much competition to even get a job and expectations having risen for all candidates applying for a job.  I worked in sales for 20 years in selling new homes, in the high end price range.  Someone, (another salesperson who was looking to get ahead and will do whatever they have to to move up the ladder is NOT what you want.  Yet, the ally is doing so much work and should be rewarded and complimented to management by you as lead project manager. 

The bonus is established privately between you and your partner due to loyalty you need so an ally can still win. Without that ally going up against you or trying to take credit when credit is NOT due.  It can be a kind world, but with sales, especially in the position I had, there is much competition.  What this meant even when I got a sale, and was recognized for it is that someone else got two sales.   “you are only as good as your last sale so get to work!” 

We have talked about potential issues with allies and have covered ways to find the right ally when you have been assigned a project.  I can only share with you what I have experienced.  Perhaps other positions are not so competitive.  However, the suggestions given, lead to eventual friendships developed with allies.  We must always treat our ally well.  Thank you for reading.  Samantha

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IMAGE “DOES IT MATTER WHAT OTHERS THINK?”

Our image is important to our ego but not so much in our heart.  When we focus on the physical part of our image, ego and physical image seem to go hand in hand.  To have self-confidence, it okay to care about our image and positive to take care of ourselves.  However, image is not everything.  In fact, it is rather sad to see how much image matters to some of us.  There are many other things we can focus on other than our image in the physical realm.  However, there is self-image which is made up of internal imaging and  ego-imaging.   Self-image is worth working on, but we need to be focusing on those things that really matter.  We should take care of ourselves and do our best to look better if we feel better because we do this.  Change, however tends to take place from the inside out.  If we change ourself within, we increase the lightness in our heart.  this is projected to the outside.  You can see in one’s smile if they glow or have this internal iight.  

Let us take a look at the definition of image in our Webster Dictionary and the daily wisdom words definition.  Webster definition of image-1. a representation of an external force or a person or a thing of art.  2.  a mental representation or representation of an overall image. (partial)

Daily Wisdom Word Definition of image-a human being represented in whole part such as the mental, physical and internal part of who we are.  

Our self-image influences our self-esteem and our self-worth.  However you can take image and focus on it further than necessary. By only working on the physical image (how you wish to see yourself), instead of both the internal image, and external image.  (what kind of person you want to become which is a balanced person).  If one is spending hours in the mirror using their time to perfect physical flaws, this is when we see someone who has an ego-image.  Having an ego image is a sign that the individual, so obsessed with their looks does not have time to be well balanced or internally focused on happiness, Focusing on who one is  from the inside out develops depth and introspection. 

To know ourself is a part of learning to love ourself.  Mentally healthy people, when it comes to physical image or internal image tend to be well balanced not only working on one’s image, but developing all parts of who we are.  Working on all sides of acceptance regardless of our flaws and assets creates a well balanced individual.  We are human beings and were never designed to be a creature of perfection.  We must accept all of who we are and do our best to work on things that we wish to change daily.  Because we all fall from time to time, we will make mistakes building our self-image, and living life.  If you wish to meet someone with wisdom, it comes from those individuals who make mistakes and learn from them, instead of repeating them over and over again.  How we deal with our image including our ups, downs, flaws, imperfections, mistakes, accomplishments all working towards developing who we are and with effort, a wonderful person and self-image.  thanks so much for reading today!  Samantha Leboeuf

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FRACTAL WHAT IS A FRACTAL?

OUR DAILY WISDOM WORD TODAY IS “FRACTAL”.  WHAT IS A FRACTAL AND WHAT MADE ME CHOOSE THE WORD?  I LOVE THE ARTIST “SEAL” AND HIS MUSIC.. ONE OF HIS SONGS IS TITLED, “CRAZY”.  THE LYRICS ARE DEFINITELY THIS.  BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER, LET US TAKE A LOOK AT FRACTALS DEFINITION IN THE WEBSTER DICTIONARY AND SKIP THE DAILY WISDOM WORD DEFINITION. 

WEBSTER DEFINITION OF FRACTAL-A CURVE OR GEOMETRIC FIGURE, EACH PART OF WHICH HAS THE SAME STATISTICAL CHARACTER AS A WHOLE.  FRACTALS ARE USEFUL IN MODELING STRICTURES (SUCH AS ENDED COASTLINES OR SNOWFLAKES IN WHICH SIMILAR PATTERNS RECUR IN PROGRESSIVELY SMALLER  SCALES AND IN DESCRIBING PARTLY RANDOM OR CHAOTIC PHENOMENA SUCH AS CRYSTAL GROWTH, FLUID TURBULENCE AND GALAXY FORMATION.   

WOW, WHAT DOES ALL OF THIS MEAN SIMPLIFIED?  I BELIEVE FRACTALS TO BE A MATHEMATICAL TERM AND USEFUL TO CALCULATE A PATTERN REPEATING ITSELF IN SMALLER SIZES WHEN REPLICATED.  I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE INTERESTING TO CHOOSE A WORD TODAY NEW TO ME BUT IF YOU ARE A GEOMETRY WIZARD, I AM SURE YOU ALREADY KNOW THE MEANING. 

FRACTALS ARE USED IN SEAL’S SONG, “CRAZY”, IN THIS LINE:  “I SEE YOU BEHIND A FRACTAL IN THE WALL”. 

I BELIEVE FRACTALS ARE FASCINATING AFTER LOOKING AT PICTURES OF THEM.  THEY ARE QUITE BEAUTIFUL AND IF I WERE A MATHEMATICIAN, I WOULD PROBABLY KNOW THE FORMULA A COMPUTER USES WHEN CREATING A FRACTAL.

IN THE DEFINITION FROM WEBSTER, FRACTALS REFER TO OUR GALAXY FORMATION ALSO.  THIS MUST BE BECAUSE PLANETS SHAPED SO MUCH ALIKE DO REFLECT THEMSELVES OFTEN SMALLER THAN THEY ARE WHEN WE SEE THEM ON P  I BELIEVE FRACTALS HAPPEN WHEN PATTERNS REPEAT THEMSELVES BUT CONTINUE TO GET SMALLER.   

IF WE LISTEN TO THE SONG THE ARTIST SEAL SINGS, HE USES IT IN A LINE OF HIS SONG, “CRAZY” LIKE THIS:  “I SEE YOU BEHIND A FRACTAL IN THE WALL”.   I FIND IT TO BE AN INTERESTING CHOICE OF WORDS.  FRACTALS CAN ALSO BE COMPUTER GENERATED AND ARE GREAT FOR PICTURES OF MOUNTAINS, WAVES, OR USE OF A FRACTAL IS A GEOMETRIC SHAPE WITH SYMMETRY TO SCALE. 

THIS MEANS THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH IT IS LOOKED AT, IT ALWAYS LOOKS THE SAME, EVEN IF YOU LOOK AT JUST PART OF IT. THIS IS CALLED, SELF-SIMILARITY.    I HOPE FRACTALS ARE INTERESTING ENOUGH, YOU WILL LOOK INTO THEIR MEANING SO YOU MAY UNDERSTAND THEM FROM YOUR OWN PERSPECTIVE.  THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING TODAY. SAMANTHA

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TIES

TODAY, OUR DAILY WISDOM WORD IS TIES.   OFTEN TIMES WE HEAR THE PHRASE, “THE TIES THAT BIND”.  OUR LIVES ARE FULL OF TIES, BOTH LITERAL AND METAPHORIC. AS THINGS UNFOLD IN OUR LIFE, SOMETIMES THESE TIES BREAK.  WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT OFTEN IS FOR THE BEST.  IF YOU BELIEVE IN DESTINY, YOU MAY FIND THIS CONCEPT EASIER TO DIGEST.   

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS ARE ACCURATE FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND WHY CERTAIN THINGS HAPPEN IN LIFE THAT HURT. WE OFTEN DON’T REALIZE THIS UNTIL WE SEE WHERE OUR LIFE HAS GONE DOWN THE ROAD A BIT.  WE WILL THEN LOOK BACK AT THOSE BROKEN TIES AND REALIZE IT WAS NECESSARY FOR US TO BREAK THOSE PREVIOUS TIES IN ORDER TO TIE OUR SHOES AGAIN IN OUR PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. I BELIEVE LIFE  WORKS THIS WAY TODAY. 

I AM NOT A PSYCHIATRIST.  LOOKING BACK, WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE, I LOVED DIFFERENT KINDS OF MENTAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL COURSES. I CREATED THEORIES LIKE THIS:  TIES SHOULD ONLY BE KNOTTED AGAIN IF WE “FIT” IN THE CURRENT SHOES LIFE IS ASKING US TO WEAR AND LACE UP OR TIE OR GOD IS.  I OFTEN HAVE WHAT I CALL, AN “AH HA” MOMENT AND REMEMBER WHERE I’VE ONCE BEEN AND THE NECESSITY TO EXPERIENCE THE FEELINGS HAD DURING EVENTS WE’VE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST. 

THESE ARE THE PAST EVENTS WE EXPERIENCED, WHICH LEAD TO US TAKING THE NEXT STEP IN KNOWLEDGE.  BECAUSE OF THESE EVENTS, WE FINALLY UNDERSTAND WHY WE’VE EXPERIENCED WHATEVER WE DID TO GET  TO THIS NEW STEP EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST.  WE EVOLVE, ESPECIALLY WITH EMOTIONS, AND TIES ARE ALMOST ALWAYS CONNECTING THIS KNOWLEDGE TOGETHER. 

LET US TAKE A LOOK AT THE DEFINITION OF TIES THAT APPLY TO THIS POST FROM OUR WEBSTER DICTIONARY AND OUR DAILY WISDOM WORDS MEANING.  1.  TO BRING TOGETHER IN RELATIONSHIP, CONNECT OE UNITE.  FRIENDS WHO WERE TIED TO COMMON INTERESTS.  2.  PEOPLE WHO ARE TIED BY BLOOD OR MARRIAGE. 

DAILY WISDOM WORD DEFINITION-A BASE OF KNOWLEDGE THAT TIES ANOTHER MORE DEFINED PIECE OF LEARNING ONCE WE LEARN THIS BASE.  THESE TIES ARE PART OF A GENERAL PROCESS OR SPECIFIC AREA OF KNOWLEDGE.  TIES ARE AND ALWAYS WILL BE AN IMPORTANT DAILY WISDOM WORDS DEFINITION. 

TIES CAN REPRESENT TIES THAT ARE A PART OF THE STRONGEST RELATIONSHIPS IN LIFE WE WILL EVER HAVE.  TIES ARE A PART OF COMMITMENT OR A COMMITMENT TO LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT OURSELVES AND TAKE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO US, TO LEARN AS MUCH AS WE CAN IN OUR LIFE COMMITMENT TO LEARN AS MUCH AS WE CAN IN ALL AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE TAKING THE  TIME AND COMMITMENT WITH OUR OWN INTERNAL TIES.  ONE BASE OF KNOWLEDGE TAKES US TO ANOTHER, MORE COMPLICATED KNOWLEDGE AND WITH COMMITMENT, THE TIES CREATED OVER TIME ALLOW US TO BECOME AN EXPERT. 

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DEFINITIONS PART 2-COMMUNICATION SKILLS-THE POWER OF WORDS AND THEIR MEANING

WORDS AND THEIR MEANING HAVE STRONG POWER.  THERE IS POWER IN KNOWING WHEN AND HOW TO USE THE DEFINITIONS OF WORDS.  WORDS WITHIN THEIR PROPER CONTEXT OPEN A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF MEANING WHEN USED APPROPRIATELY.  I COMPARE WORDS TO HAVING A LARGE AMOUNT OF TOOLS;  SOME OF THESE TOOLS WE USE OFTEN AND SOME WE DON’T.   IT DOES SEEM THOSE WORDS WITH APPROPRIATE MEANING GIVEN IN PERFECT RYTHEM AND CONTEXT WITHIN A SENTENCE OPEN DOORS TO NEW MEANING FOR THE LISTENER.  WHAT WORDS WE USE DON’T HAVE TO BE THE WORDS WITH THE BIG PRONUNCIATIONS AND REDUNDANT SPELLINGS TO FLATTER US AND OTHERS.  THESE WON’T BE THE WORDS THAT GET YOUR POINT ACROSS ANY CLEARER OR THE OVERALL MEANING OF WHAT YOU WISH TO CONVEY.  

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WORDS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS ALLOW US TO UTILIZE EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS WHEN WRITING, BUT ALSO WHEN WE SPEAK.  IF WE ARE PUBLIC SPEAKERS WISHING TO SAY A SPECIFIC MESSAGE, WE CANNOT DO THIS AS WELL IF WE AREN’T FAMILIAR WITH MOST WORDS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS.  WE ALSO NEED TO KNOW WHAT CATEGORY A WORD FALLS IN SUCH AS A NOUN, A PLURAL OR SINGULAR MEANING, A VERB, PLURAL AND SINGULAR USAGE, AND ADJECTIVES AND THEIR USAGE PLURAL AND SINGULAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE PARTICULAR WORD USED SLIGHTLY CHANGES IN SPELLING AND MEANING.  WORDS AND THEIR DEFINITION ARE A MUST IN TODAY’S WORLD WHETHER YOU’RE A TEACHER, A POET, AN AUTHOR, A READER, AN ACADEMIC, OR ATTORNEY IN MEDICINE AND LAW, FAMILIARITY WITH SOME LATIN AND HOW TO USE THE DEFINITION OF A LATIN WORD TO USE THESE WORDS IN PROPER CONTEXT.  

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REACTIONS “LEARNING WHAT REACTIONS MEAN IN COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS”

SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN THAT CATCH US OFF GUARD.  WE OBVIOUSLY WILL REACT TO THESE THINGS, EVENTS, AND UNEXPECTED EVENTS OUTSIDE OUR CONTROL.  WE WILL ALSO “REACT TO OTHERS” WHO SURPRISE US WITH UNEXPECTED NEWS.  WE ALSO SHOW REACTIONS WHICH ARE RESPONSES WE EXPRESS WITHOUT ANY THOUGHT PROCESS BEFORE REACTING.  THIS CAN BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WHEN WE ARE CONVERSING WITH ANOTHER.  WHEN WE REACT, WE VERBALLY SAY WHAT IS ON OUR MIND WITHOUT GIVING THE SELF TIME TO THINK AND FEEL HOW THIS VERBAL RESPONSE WILL AFFECT A PERSON WE CARE ABOUT.  THIS IS MORE COMMON IN CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHERS THAT WE DISAGREE WITH.  REACTIONS ARE  IMMEDIATE WITH NO THOUGHT SO THEY TEND TO BE MORE COMMON WHEN WE DISAGREE WITH WHAT SOMEONE IS SAYING.  BEING TACTFUL WITH A RESPONSE RATHER THAN A “REACTION”, CHOOSING OUR WORDS CAREFULLY IS PERCEIVED GIVING THE SAME MESSAGE TO THE OTHER PARTY.  HOWEVER, RESPONSES ARE PERCEIVED WITH 

BECAUSE WE DISAGREE WITH THEIR COMMUNICATION, HOW OUR WORDS ARE PERCEIVED WHEN REACTING RATHER THAN RESPONDING, (THERE IS A 3-4 SECOND DELAY WHEN RESPONDING WHERE REACTIONS ARE INSTANTANEOUS.

REACTIONS ARE BASED ON OUR FEELINGS  RATHER THAN OUR LOGIC.  THERE IS LESS CHANCE OF CONSIDERATION  SHOWN TO THE OTHER PERSON IN THE CONVERSATION.  IF WE DON’T HAVE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS, INTERACTING TOWARDS ULTIMATELY BY THE OTHER PARTY IN THE CONVERSATION FIRST, THE OTHER PERSON TO FEEL LIKE WE DIDN’T GIVE ANY THOUGHT TO THEIR FEELINGS WITH OUR REACTION.  WE FEEL DEFENSIVE WHEN WE VIEW WHAT THE OTHER PARTY SAID AS CONTROVERSIAL INSTEAD OF ACCEPTING THAT OTHERS WON’T ALWAYS AGREE WITH OUR OPINION. WHEN WE REACT RATHER THAN RESPOND, OUR COMMUNICATION COMES ACROSS TO THE OTHER PARTY AS ARGUMENTATIVE. 

THERE IS A  DIFFERENCE ON OUR END HOW WE PROCESS INFORMATION IN THE BRAIN WHEN RESPONDING VERSES REACTIG.  WE RESPOND USING THE 5 SECOND RULE.  WE THEN ARE THOUGHTFUL CHOOSING OUR WORDS “BEFORE” SAYING THEM. THIS ALLOWS OUR MESSAGE TO BE THE SAME AS IT WOULD BE BY REACTING BUT, THE DIFFERENCE IS OUR CHOICE OF WORDS AND HOW OUR RESPONSES ARE PERCEIVED BY THE OTHER PERSON  OUR MESSAGE IS THE SAME BUT PERCEIVED DIFFERENTLY.  THE OTHER PERSON DOESN’T FEEL DISRESPECTED EVEN THOUGH WE DISAGREE WITH THEIR OPINION.  CONSIDERATION IS SHOWN TO THE OTHER PARTIES OPINION AND THE MESSAGE PROCESSED DIFFERENTLY WHEN RECEIVED BY ANOTHER PERSON.   WE HAVE LOWERED A POTENTIAL FOR CONTROVERSY HOW WE DISAGREE WITH THEIR MESSAGE.  THIS IS ALSO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SHARING DIFFERENT OPINIONS ALLOWING FOR A POSITIVE OUTCOME INSTEAD OF A DEBATE THAT POTENTIALLY TURNS INTO AN ARGUMENT. 

LET US TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEBSTER DEFINITION OF REACTIONS.  WEBSTER DEFINITION OF REACTION-A PERSON’S ABILITY TO “RESPOND” PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY TO STIMULI. 

DAILY WISDOM WORD DEFINITION OF REACTION-ANSWERING IN CONVERSATION WITHOUT GIVING THOUGHT TO OUR WORDS AND HOW THEY MAY BE PERCEIVED.

WE ARE CAREFUL AND THOUGHTFUL IN CHOOSING OUR WORDS AND OUR EMOTIONAL INTELLECT ALLOWS THIS MESSAGE TO BE BOTH PERCEIVED AND RECEIVED DIFFERENTLY.  OUR MESSAGE DOESN’T THREATEN THE OTHER PARTY OR DISRESPECT THEIR DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.  BY THINKING ABOUT HOW OUR RESPONSES ARE PERCEIVED BY ANOTHER BEFORE SPEAKING, SHOWS RESPECT OF RESPECT IN OTHER OPINIONS EVEN THOUGH WE DISAGREE WITH THEM.  REACTIONS COME FROM A LACK OF EMOTIONAL INTELLECT AND LACK OF CONTROL OF WORDING.  WHEN WE DISAGREE WITH ANOTHER BY REACTING, WE ARE OFTEN PERCEIVED AS ARGUMENTIVE AND DEFENSIVE.

TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE IN RESPONDING VERSES REACTING WE HAVE RESPONSES AS A POWERFUL COMMUNICATION TOOL THAT ALLOWS OTHERS TO RESPECT OUR OPINIONS. WHEN WE DO DISAGREE WITH ANOTHER BY KNOWING HOW TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY. 

IF THE WHOLE WORLD AGREED ON EVERYTHING, THERE WOULD BE NO INDIVIDUALITY IN OUR COMMUNICATION. BEING UNIQUE IS A SPECIAL QUALITY AND WE SHOULD ANTICIPATE INTERACTING WITH OTHERS WE WILL HAVE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION.  HAVING AN ADULT CONVERSATION IS A PROCESS WHERE ADULTS CONVERSE EFFECTIVELY.  HAVING REACTIONS ON BOTH ENDS ARE TWO CHILDREN ARGUING.  WE ARE EACH DIFFERENT THAN EVERY PERSON ON THIS PLANET NO MATTER THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE. 

IMAGINE HOW VERY POWERFUL THIS  COMMUNICATION TOOL COULD BE IS IN A WORLD FILLED WITH CONTROVERSY.  BEING RESPONSIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE CAN BE LEARNED BY EXERCISING RESTRAINT.  A PART OF BEING ADULTS IS COMMUNICATION THAT IS EFFECTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE.   COMMUNICATING.  WE WAIT FOR FIVE SECONDS BEFORE WE RESPOND TO ANYONE.  THIS ALLOWS US THE TIME NEEDED TO CHOOSE OUR WORDS CAREFULLY RATHER THAN JUST SAY THEM WITHOUT THOUGHT OR CONSIDERATION.  THIS ALSO HELPS WITH LESS REGRET FOR SOMETHING WE SAID WE CAN’T TAKE BACK.

HAVING GREAT COMMUNICATION SKILLS ALLOWS US TO RESPOND AS ADULTS. WHEN WE DISAGREE WITH OTHERS OPINIONS, WE SHOULD PROCESS WITH THOUGHT, AND EMOTIONS SHOULD STEP ASIDE REPLACED BY LOGICAL THINKING. IF SOMEONE WE ARE CONVERSING WITH, SHARES A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION, THE BEST THING WE CAN DO IS RESPOND.  WE WILL ALLOW OURSELVES  KEY TIME TO PERCEIVE THE INFORMATION WITH LOGICAL THINKING INSTEAD OF EMOTIONAL RESPONSES. WITH REACTIONS, OUR MESSAGES ARE OFTEN MISPERCEIVED.  THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING..SAMANTHA 

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FICTION “WRITING WISDOM”

OUR DAILY WISDOM WORD TODAY IS FICTION WRITING.  FICTION IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO WRITE.  WE GET TO USE OUR CREATIVE JUICES  AND FLOW TO DETERMINE THE BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END OF A NOVEL, SHORT STORY OR SONG.  SONGWRITING IS A GREAT EXAMPLE TO USE WHEN DISCUSSING WRITING FICTION, ESPECIALLY COUNTRY WESTERN SONGS.  COUNTRY WESTERN SONGS ARE OFTEN BASED ON THE HEARTACHES MOST OF US EXPERIENCE IN LIFE.  FOR EXAMPLE, MOST OF US CAN SAY THERE IS SOMEONE IN OUR PAST OR PRESENT THE WE KNOW WAS OR IS OUR TRUE LOVE AND IT SIMPLY DOESN’T WORK OUT. 

THIS IS WHEN A SAD COUNTRY SONG CAN DO JUSTICE TO OUR EMOTIONS.  ALTHOUGH THE SONGWRITER  OR NOVELIST IS CREATING A “FICTIONAL STORY”, IT IS BASED ON SINCERE EMOTIONS THE WRITER HAS FELT AT SOME POINT IN THEIR OWN LIFE.  BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER, LET US TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEBSTER DICTIONARY MEANING OF “FICTION” AND DAILY WISDOM WORD MEANING OF FICTION.  

WEBSTER DEFINITION OF FICTION-LITERATURE IN THE FORM OF PROSE, ESPECIALLY SHORT STORIES, AND NOVELS THAT DESCRIBES IMAGINARY EVENTS AND PEOPLE. 

DAILY WISDOM WORD MEANING OF FICTION-ANY STORY WE WRITE BASED ON OUR CREATIVITY  

1.  USE OUR ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS!  ADD COLOR WITH DESCRIPTIONS NOT ONLY FOR YOUR READER BUT FOR YOU. 

2.  READ AS MUCH AS YOU WRITE. THIS GOES FOR. ANY WRITING WE DO.  OFTEN I GET THE QUESTION HOW MY BLOG, DAILY WISDOM WORDS PLAYS A ROLE IN WRITING.  THE MORE WORDS WE KNOW WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON THESE WORDS, THE MORE TOOLS WE HAVE TO WRITE.  FICTION IS DEFINITELY IN NEED OF THIS FOR IT TO BE A SUCCESSFUL WORK OF ART. 

3.  HAVE A FEW TWISTS AND TURNS WITH THE ANTAGONIST AND PROTAGONIST IN YOUR NOVEL.  IF YOU ARE TRUE TO CHARACTER, USE A SURPRISE ENDING FOR YOUR NOVEL OR STORY/BLOG.  4. MAKE YOUR CHARACTERS LIFELIKE AND DISTINCTIVE.  IF YOU THINK ABOUT ANYONE, WE REALLY LEARN MORE FROM WHAT THEY DO VERSUS WHAT THEY SAY, OR IN MOST CASES NOT SAY.  KEEP IN MIND ALWAYS, REAL PEOPLE ARE CREATURES OF HABIT. THIS IS IMPORTANT WHEN USING TWISTS AND TURNS WITH CHARACTERS IN YOUR WRITING. 

4.  KEEP IN MIND, EVERYONE LIKES A “HAPPY ENDING”.   IF YOU ARE WRITING FICTION, IT’S UP TO YOU TO CREATE THIS.  I DON’T WANT TO SAY ALL “FICTION NOVELS” SHOULD HAVE A HAPPY ENDING.  I SAY THIS REMINDING YOU HOW MUCH POWER YOU HAVE OVER FICTIONS CREATIVITY VERSUS TRUE STORIES WHERE YOU MUST STICK TO FACTS. 

5.  CHOOSE YOUR NARRATIVE. STRUCTURE.  WILL YOUR NOVEL OR STORY UNFOLD IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER?  THIS IS A LINEAR PLOT STRUCTURE.  NONLINEAR PLOT STRUCTURE.   EVENTS WITHIN THE STORYLINE, CHARACTERS WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, DON’T FOLLOW ORDER BUT PERSPECTIVES.  PARALLEL PLOT STRUCTURE IS ALSO A CHOICE WHERE STORYLINES RUN CONCURRENT WITH MULTIPLE CHARACTERS AT THE SAME TIME OR CIRCULAR PLOT STRUCTURE.  THERE ARE MORE WAYS TO PRESENT STORYLINES, BUT THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN A FUTURE ARTICLE.

6.  WILL YOUR STORY BE TOLD FROM A FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW OR A THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW? 

7.  LESS IS MORE.  SHARING LESS, SLOWING UNFOLDING THE DYNAMICS OF CHARACTERS LEAD TO A READER CONTINUING TO TURN THE PAGES! 

THERE IS SO MUCH MORE I COULD DETAIL ABOUT WRITING FICTIONAL NOVELS OR STORIES, BUT THIS IS AN EXCELLENT START.  HAVE QUESTIONS?  SCROLL DOWN BENEATH THIS POST AND JOIN THE DISCUSSION!  I WILL ALWAYS ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.  MY BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE COME FOR HUNDREDS OF BOOK REVIEWS DONE AND KNOWING WHAT WORKS AND DOES NOT.  I ALSO RESEARCH TOP ARTICLES AND CHECK MY INFORMATION TO MAKE SURE I AM GIVING YOU PROPER GUIDANCE.  THANKS FOR READING ABOUT DEVELOPMENT OF EXCELLENT FICTION-CHARACTERS AND WORLDS.  JOIN DAILY WISDOM WORDS TO BECOME A BETTER WRITER. 

YOU MAY READ THIS AND SAY, “THIS IS SO BASIC”.  I HAVE KNOWN THIS FOREVER IF YOU ARE A SEASONED WRITER.  HOWEVER, IT IS THE BASICS THAT ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF ANYTHING WE WRITE. 

REMINDING OURSELVES OF THE BASICS OF GREAT WRITING IS NECESSARY TO KEEP GROUNDED AND AVOID WRITER’S BLOCK.  WE OFFER DAILY WRITING PROMPTS, ADVOCATE COUNSELING, BOOK REVIEWS, ONLINE STORE, WISE POETS AND AUTHORS OF PRESENT AND PAST, AND WISDOMOLOGY WITH EXCELLENT ADVICE.  A HEALTHY MIND LEADS TO ORGANIZED, HEALTHY WRITING!  $10 LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP!  VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM AND SIGNUP FOR JUST #10 AND A LIFETIME, NO DUES!!!

WRITING

WE ARE NOW GOING TO HAVE A DAILY WISDOM WORD WHICH I LOVE, WRITING!  WRITING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS CREATIVE BY NATURE IS A MYSTERY ONLY YOU CAN BEGIN AND FINISH.  WRITING IS SOMETHING INNATE OR WITHIN US.  WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE WRITE IN OUR BRAINS?

OUR BRAINS BECOME EXTREMELY ACTIVE WHEN WE WRITE, ESPECIALLY CREATIVELY.  OFTENTIMES WE USE MORE NEURONS AND ACTIVATE AREAS IN BOTH SIDES OF THE BRAIN WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO HAVE HAPPEN.  THERE ARE NOT MANY THINGS WE CAN DO IN LIFE THAT INTERFACES BOTH PARTS OF OUR BRAIN.  THIS IS PART OF THE REASON I FOUNDED DAILY WISDOM WORDS. 

I SEE LITERATURE STUDIES THAT WERE ONCE PART OF MANDATED COURSES IN YEARS KINDERGARTEN- TWELFTH GRADE  A THING OF THE PAST.  OF COURSE, WE FOCUS PARTIALLY ON ENGLISH AND VOCABULARY, BUT THE TEACHING OF THE HISTORY OF LITERATURE IS NOT REQUIRED IN MANY BASIC CURRICULUMS AS IT ONCE WAS.  LET US TAKE A LOOK AT THE BASIC DEFINITION OF WRITING FROM OUR WEBSTER DICTIONARY. 

WEBSTER DEFINITION OF WRITING-1.  THE ACTIVITY OR SKILL OF MARKING COHERENT WORDS ON PAPER AND COMPOSING TEST.  2.  A SEQUENCE OF LETTERS, WORDS, OR SYMBOLS MARKED ON PAPER OR SOME OTHER SURFACE.  3.  HANDWRITING.  4.  BOOKS, STORIES, ARTICLES, OR OTHER WRITTEN WORKS. 

DAILY WISDOM WORD DEFINITION OF WRITING-1.  A GROUPING OF VARIOUS WORDS TURNED INTO MEANING OF EITHER FACT, FICTION BUT ALWAYS UTILIZING CREATIVITY WHEN PLACING THESE WORDS IN THEIR PROPER PLACEMENT TO CONVEY MEANING YOU WISH TO GET ACROSS.   

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE BEGIN WRITING AND IDEAS THAT WERE FLOWING LIKE WATER, JUST STOP.   MOST OF US HAVE HEARD THE TERM, ‘WRITER’S BLOCK’.  DAILY WISDOM WORDS, LLC. IS BASED ON THE THEORY THAT THERE IS A CURE FOR EVERYTHING CREATIVE WHETHER YOU ARE AN AUTHOR OR POET OR SONGWRITER.  WE HOST FOR MEMBERS DAILY “ACTIVE WRITER’S PROMPTS” TO KEEP THE CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING OR RESTART THEM IF NECESSARY.  IN HISTORY, SOME WRITERS HAVE TRIED WRITING DOWN EVERY DETAIL OF THE DREAMS THE HAD NIGHTLY HOPING THIS WOULD BREAK DOWN THE WRITER’S BLOCK THEY WERE EXPERIENCING.  THIS ACTIVITY HAS PROVED LESS THAN SUCCESSFUL WHEN DEALING WITH WRITER’S BLOCK. 

DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM BELIEVES WRITER’S BLOCK TAKES HOLD OF OUR MIND AND CREATIVITY WHEN WE FEEL STUCK.  OFTEN TIMES THE ISSUES WE ARE HAVING WITH OUR THOUGHTS DO NOT DIRECTLY HOLD RELEVANCE IN WHAT WE ARE WRITING.  DAILY WISDOM WORDS DOES OFFER ONE ON ONE COUNSELING TO DEAL WITH WRITERS BLOCK.  SO OFTEN, OUR HEALTHY MINDS  BECOME ABSORBED IN ISSUES UNRELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER WE ARE WRITING ABOUT.  STILL, WE BELIEVE THERE IS A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN THE WRITER’S BLOCK AND CREATIVE BLOCK BEING BROUGHT ON BY THE UNRELATED ISSUE.   

JOIN DAILY WISDOM WORDS, LLC TODAY.  WE HAVE HAD GREAT LUCK IN BREAKTHROUGHS WITH WRITER’S BLOCK MOST LIKELY BECAUSE WE ARE WRITER’S OURSELVES.  AT THE MOMENT, IT IS $10 TO JOIN FOR A LIFETIME.  YOU CREATE THE VALUE BEHIND THE MEMBERSHIP BY USING IT.  WE GIVE YOU EVERY TOOL POSSIBLE TO MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL. IF YOU’RE A WRITER OF ANY KIND, YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO GIVE IT ALL YOU HAVE.   WHAT YOU WRITE, OR I WRITE MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD OUT THERE.  TO SIGN UP, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM AND SIGN UP NOW!! 

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LITERATURE THE FALL OF LITERATURE IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

Many schools have moved away from teaching literature in elementary schools through high school because the education system doesn’t feel like it is as important as it once was.  Educators and their curriculum barely touch on literature in English, but there are still very good reasons to integrate more studies focused on literature within English.  Let us take a look at the meaning of literature in our Webster Dictionary. 

Literature-1. Written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.  2.  books and writings published on a particular subject. Daily wisdom word meaning. 

Daily Wisdom Word meaning-1.  1.  a subject taught in a mixture of English and history teaching us the value of our heritage and fundamentals of creativity with words. 

This is a subject very important to me based on my interaction with authors and poets and one of the main reasons I started the website, daily wisdom words.  What does literature offer students today?  Literature has the capacity to broaden a child’s horizons by helping them to appreciate their culture and heritage.  Literature promotes creativity in a child by letting them see the beauty of words and how famous writers have and do use them.  Since literature is integrated into our standard  IQ test, and part of how we score one way of judging intelligence, It ought to be taught within mainstream education as it once was. 

Not only does literature promote creativity and imagination, but it also helps develop an interest in words themselves.  Poetry and past renowned authors show children and teens another outlet of communication and its importance.  How does one find out they have a passion to write a book or poetry?  I  believe literature being taught in our schools through our English courses and even modern literature helps encourage writers all over this world.  If literature wasn’t taught in a basic curriculum program throughout our education, we would find those famous writers might be a thing of the past. 

Words and their meaning held us learn the importance of articulation and differences in words that sound alike, for example, “too or two”, but their definition.  Without teaching this in our education system and encouragement of literature’s importance, our youth cannot and does not learn the value of words, communicating properly with them and their different meanings. 

Picture an interview years later without the base of literature and its education.  The candidate looking for a job is judged not only on nonverbal cues but verbal ones.  A strong base in literature is a stepping stone to the future and new authors and poets who will in the future be famous in history.  Dailywisdomwords.com is dedicated to donating to UNICEF for children because a portion of the money is used towards education.  This is why we have daily poetry and writer’s prompts, discounted book reviews, “Wise Poets and Authors of Past and Present” by our writer each week by Shirley Mandel Satterfield, uplifting articles promoting the value of words, their use and meaning, and counseling encouraging the fundamentals and value of communication,

The entire website is based on the importance of literature.  If you write anything based on integrated creativity, you need to be a part of this writer’s website which is just $10 for a lifetime membership.  If you are not a writer, please donate to the importance of this website and writing skills taught well.  thanks so much, Samantha Leboeuf/dailywisdomwords.com. SIGN UP NOW BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE!

reference article used for ideas to write this:  https://www.luther.edu/oneota-reading-journal/archive/2012/the-value-of-childrens-literature/

HELLO MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF DAILY WISDOM WORDS! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! 2020

GRATITUDE AND THANKS

DEAR DAILY WISDOM WORDS MEMBERS AND FRIENDS,

OUR TEAM WHICH INCLUDES MONDAY ABUH, @MONDAYPOET, WHO HOSTS OUR WEEKEND MUSIC PROMPTS, DESERVES A HUGE SHOUTOUT FOR HIS AMAZING WORK NOT ONLY WITH THE MUSIC PROMPT, BUT ALSO OUR DAILY POETRY PROMPTS.  I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF THANKSGIVING AS A SPECIAL TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD.  MONDAY IS ONE OF THESE GIFTS WE AS A WRITING COMMUNITY HAVE GOTTEN THE PLEASURE TO WORK WITH.  

I AM THANKFUL FOR EACH WRITER WHO HOSTS A LIVE PROMPT, BUT NO PERSON REFLECTS THIS AS WELL AS MONDAY!  MONDAY IS 20 YEARS OLD, AND. SUCH AN INSPIRATION!  NOT ONLY DOES HE GO TO COLLEGE BUT HE JUST FINISHED UP DOING VOLUNTEER WORK FOR HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE, NIGERIA!  HE ALSO PUBLISHES THE AWESOME PODCAST, THE POETRY CAPSULE AND HAS SELF PUBLISHED HIS OWN BOOK.  HE IS THOUGHTFUL, CARING AND SO VERY GIFTED AS A WRITER AND POET!  MONDAY, YOU ARE LIKE A SON TO ME AND I THANK YOU ON THIS DAY OF THANKSGIVING FOR ALL YOU ADD TO DAILY WISDOM WORDS, BUT FOR BEING THE CARING, KIND PERSON WE ALL IN THIS WRITING COMMUNITY HAVE THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING.  

NOT ONLY DOES MONDAY VOLUNTEER HIS TIME, SHIRLEY MANDEL SATTERFIELD, AN AWARD WINNING POET AND AUTHOR DOES AS WELL.  SHIRLEY, HAS THE WISDOM OF JOBE AND WE SEE IN IN EVERY WORD OF WRITING SHE SHARES.  SHIRLEY NOT ONLY HOSTS OUR YOUTUBE DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM CHANNEL, BUT PUBLISHES OUR “WISE POET AND AUTHORS, PRESENT AND PAST” PAGE.  WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR YOU, SHIRLEY AND EVERY GIFT YOU ADD TO THIS WRITING COMMUNITY INCLUDING YOUR POSITIVITY AND INSPIRATION.  YOU ARE FAMILY TO ALL OF US!  I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR MEMBERS AND MYSELF AS THE FOUNDER OF DAILY WISDOM WORDS.  YOU ARE SO DEAR TO MY HEART.  I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU VOLUNTEER 

LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, I WISH TO THANK NEEL TRIVEDI, MY CFO, CEO AND RIGHT HAND MAN.  NOT ONLY HAS HE GIVEN SO MUCH OF HIMSELF WITH HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO DAILY WISDOM WORDS, HE HOSTS THE FANTASTIC PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE, “WISDOMOLOGY”.  I AM SURE YOU’VE READ HIS POSTS AND EXCELLENT ADVICE FILLED WRITING, QUOTES OF MEANING AND AWESOME POEMS!  HE IS ALSO AN AWARD WINNING POET!  HE GIVES HIS TIME, KNOWLEDGE, KINDNESS AND LOVE TO ALL WHO ARE BLESSED TO HAVE HIM IN THEIR LIFE.  NEEL HANDLES TOO MANY DETAILS TO LIST! 

WE RECENTLY STARTED A NEW PAGE ON FACEBOOK CALLED, “WISDOM’S WORDS”.  THIS ALLOWS OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS TO VISIT OUR ONLINE STORE AND ORDER A CUSTOM POEM WRITTEN FOR  THEIR LOVED ONES WHERE ORDERS ARE FULFILLED WITH FRAMING OPTIONS THROUGH “CHATTERBOX WALLS”.  THERE IS NOT GREATER GIFT THAN THE WORDS OF MEANING WE GIVE TO YOU FOR YOUR LOVED ONE’S, WHICH IS PRICELESS.  THIS ITEM CAN ORDERED ON  OUR NEWLY REVISED DAILY WISDOM WORDS STORE CREATED. DESIGNED AND UPDATED BY NEEL.  HAPPY THANKSGIVING MY DEAR FRIEND…YOU ARE AMAZING, AND SO MANY WORDS OF THANKS GO YOUR WAY TODAY, ALONG WITH MY LOVE AND THANKFULNESS FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND ALL YOU DO!

I NOW WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE JOINED OUR WRITING COMMUNITY , DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM, OR PARTICIPATE IN OUR WRITING CONTESTS OR BOTH!  YOU ALL AS  OUR MEMBERS ARE ALSO OUR FRIENDS!  WE WISH ALL OF YOU THE WARMEST AND BLESSED THANKSGIVING THIS YEAR, 2020.  WE KNOW WHAT A CHALLENGE THIS YEAR HAS BEEN WITH THE WORLD PANDEMIC, AND ARE SO VERY THANKFUL FOR YOU AND THOSE WHO DONATE AND POST ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND OUR WEBSITE ADDING SO MUCH WITH THEIR WRITTEN WORDS! THANK YOU TO OUR AUTHOR’S  WHOSE WORDS IN BOOKS WE’VE HAD THE PLEASURE TO READ OR POST BOOK REVIEWS FOR.  YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND LOYALTY IS SO APPRECIATED.

WE’VE HAD THE PLEASURE TO READ THE MEANINGFUL AND TALENTED WORDS FROM OUR AMAZING POETS, SONGWRITERS, AND EVERYONE WHO HAS SOMETHING TO SAY AND SHARES THIS MESSAGE WITH ALL OF US ON OUR WEBSITE, DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST AND PARTICIPATION IN OUR WRITING COMMUNITY.  WE HOPE THIS IS A SAFE PLACE FOR YOU TO SHARE AND WILL ONLY ADD MORE IN THE YEAR 2027 FOR YOU ALL TO ENJOY AS GIFTED WRITERS!  WE ARE ALL BLESSED AND THANKFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, AND THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS FOR YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND WRITING THE POEMS THAT TOUCH OUR HEART!  WE WILL ONLY BE ADDING MORE WRITING AND POETRY CONTESTS FOR YOU, PROMPTS TO PARTICIPATE IN, AND MUCH MORE IN THE YEAR 2027.  WE LOVE YOU ALL, AND HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING YOUR MEMBERSHIPS.  

I ALSO WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE DR. SHANNI DOVER, RETIRED PSYCHOLOGIST AND ADD HER TO THOSE WE ARE THANKFUL FOR.  WE CAN’T WAIT UNTIL SHE IS ABLE TO WRITE FOR US AGAIN ON SUNDAY’S.  THANK YOU  SHANNI,  FOR YOUR WISE, KNOWLEDGEABLE ARTICLES FILLED WITH VALUABLE ADVICE AND YOUR TIME THIS YEAR. 

I PERSONALLY WISH TO THANK ALL OF YOU THAT ARE A PART OF OUR FACEBOOK PAGES AND TWITTER MEMBERS AND FOLLOWERS.  AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I LOST MY LITTLE SISTER TO CANCER THIS YEAR.  THERE ARE NO WORDS I CAN FIND TO EXPRESS MY THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, CONDOLENCES, AND WISDOM.  EACH OF YOU TOUCH MY HEART DAILY, AND AGAIN I WISH TO THANK ALL OF THE MEMBERS, FRIENDS, CONTEST WINNERS AND WONDERFUL WRITING VOLUNTEERS THAT MAKE DAILY WISDOM WORDS POSSIBLE.  YOU ALL ARE EACH A PIECE OF THIS COMMUNITY AND IMPORTANT IN YOUR OWN WAY.  MUCH LOVE, GRATITUDE, AND HOPE THAT NEXT YEAR WILL BE A YEAR WE CAN SHARE WITH OUR LOVED ONES WITH VACCINES ON THE WAY IN HOPES FOR YOUR HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND FUTURE.  THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING A PART OF OUR WRITING COMMUNITY.  WITHOUT EACH OF YOU, THERE WOULD NOT BE A DAILYWISDOMWORDS.COM!  GOD BLESS YOU ALL WITH MY GRATITUDE AND LOVE THAT ALL OF US FEEL WHO ARE A PART OF DAILY WISDOM WORDS FROM OUR HOSTS TO OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.  

SAMANTHA LEBOEUF, FOUNDER-DAILY WISDOM WORDS LLC.  

DWW PICTURE POETRY (Hide Behind a Mask) 2 WORDS 1. CHANGE 2. MASK

HELLO!

HOPE EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!  TRY THIS PICTURE AND A POEM!  YOUR TWO WORDS TO INCLUDE IN YOUR POEM ARE:  1.  CHANGE     2.  MASK.  PLEASE CRAFT YOUR BEST POETRY USING THE TWO WORDS PROVIDED TO WRITE A POEM ABOUT.  YOU WILL CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO BE REDIRECTED TO OUR WEBSITE:  DAILYWISDOMWORDS..COM/DWW-PICTURE-POETRY, WHICH IS A SECURE SERVER.  PLEASE POST YOUR POEM ON THE DAILY WISDOM WORDS WEBSITE.  WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED, YOU CAN TWEET “FROM THIS WEBSITE” YOUR POEM AND ALSO CLICK THE FACEBOOK BUTTON TO SHARE ON FACEBOOK.  TAG TWO OTHER POETS, TO DO THE SAME!  THANKS SO MUCH, DWW WRITING TEAM please make sure to use the hashtags: dailywisdomwords.com and dailywisdomwords.com/dww-picture-poetry

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With a 30 page Website, Daily Wisdom Words is a Writer’s Paradise Website, for ALL of the writing community, and just $10 to Join for a lifetime!

Authors, Poets, Songwriters, and Bloggers can all benefit for being part of this community! Quickly, I will go over some of the highlights of joining Daily Wisdom Words. 

      1. Daily Wisdom Words Blog, (what you’ve just been reading.) . published Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  

  1. Neel’s Wisdomology, a page for quotes, along with Neels personal suggestions, as well as a poem he crafts.  He then asks you some questions: Scroll down beneath his post, on our website, dailywisdomwords.com, to the “Join the discussion, area”.  Participate! You gain the advantages in actively participating and meet other members.  
  2. Picture Poetry-Mon-Friday hosted live with Ace.  Our picture poetry page is one of our most popular parts of our website.  Everyday, from 9:00am -4:00pm Ace is available to comment on your poem which you create based on the picture Ace provides, and incorporate the two words he provides into the poem. 
  3. Shirley’s Past and Present Wise Poets-Articles are published by 9:00-11:00 am EST. every Saturday, and are so interesting, giving you fascinating facts about Famous Poets!  You will learn so much, and Shirley is available for your comments/questions Saturday throughout the day as well.  
  4. Community Writing Page, also known as “Community Corner”.  This page is designed for all members to do with, as they wish, by publishing poetry to share with others, short stories, and quotes, used by all writers.  Authors, this is a great place for you to share a blurb about your “NEW Book Release”, what the books about, and a link. 
  5. Personal Portfolio Page, one given to each members.  This page has been formatted for your profile, uploading links, photos, history, brief resume of who you are.  More importantly, you have the option to send out friend requests, receive them from other members in the community with individuals who hold the same interests as you.  I have made some of the best friends here on our website. and
  6. DWW MUSIC PROMPT every Saturday and Sunday hosted from 9:00am to 3:00pm by Monday ABuh! A very popular song is picked, and played on the website.  You listen to the song, scroll down beneath its lyrics, and write a poem about it! Daily Wisdom Words is a Family oriented community, and we would love to have you join for just $10 for a lifetime membership!! One of the biggest benefits of each daily wisdom words webpage on our website, is that a button is right there for you to push on every post you make to repost on twitter, facebook, linkedin or Reddit, so with this option, we ask all of you to do your writing on the website and tweet or send out to FB, with the click of a button!  NEW: Available to Members only!! -Wise advice, a counseling program with myself and Neel. You not only can request advice, but you can request for it privately or publicly, by email or phone, and pick myself or Neel to be your Life Coach/Listener. We are not licensed counselors, but feel we have much to offer based on wisdom gained from mistakes we learned from.

We also offer inexpensive book reviews, a $50 Special for a Full Book Review, which is published in two places on the website, (dailywisdomwords.com/wise-reviews) and our online library.!!  Join today! We want our family to include you! Isn’t it time to make a change? The truth is you would not have read this far unless you already knew this…….The Daily Wisdom Words Team!!