COMBATING WRITER’S BLOCK – PART 2

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you.”
-Maya Angelou

If you’re a writer, you know this feeling inside out. You open up your laptop ready to write up a storm. Two hours later, your page is still blank. You have writer’s block.

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WANT A HUG?

No”The best place in the world is inside a hug.”

-J Quest

Have you received a hug lately? Or gave one? If not, you’re missing out on not only warm and friendly vibes but also a genuine, health benefit.

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PLANTING THE SEEDS (REVISED)

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.”
-Robert Louis Stevenson

In previous articles, I’ve talked about planting the seeds, so to speak for any task or endeavor. For example, if you have writer’s block, I’ve suggested that keeping writing “I don’t know what to write” over and over till you think of something.

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SELF-AFFIRMATIONS:The Real Deal

It’s the repetition of affirmations that lead to belief. And once that belief becomes a strong conviction, things begin to happen.
-Claude M. Bristol

Do self-affirmations really work? Does saying something over and over again make it true? Was the book The Secret accurate?

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PRODUCTIVITY-HOW DO WE MOTIVATE OURSELVES WHEN DEPRESSED?

How do maintain productivity?  What can we do to become motivated when our mood is sad or low?  I recently have posed this question to myself.  It is more difficult by far to get things done when we are depressed.  I am dealing with the grief of my little sister being ill without a cure, … Read more

PLANTING THE SEEDS

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.”
-Robert Louis Stevenson

In previous articles, I’ve talked about planting the seeds, so to speak for any task or endeavor. For example, if you have writer’s block, I’ve suggested that keeping writing “I don’t know what to write” over and over till you think of something.

Read more