Blog
6/12/20
Good Writing is Music for Your Soul
As a reflective writer, I’m a bit of an open book. (Pun intended.) I want you to see my life, my hopes, fears, victories and defeats. I want you to understand how I think as an author. I just sat down ...
6/12/20
How Revisiting the Past Enriches the Present
In these troubling times, it’s challenging to feel optimistic. I bought a greeting card the other day that helped restore my optimism. The short verse on the front cover is a quote by Carmel McConnell ...
5/30/20
The Invisible Nature of Enduring Friendship
As a young boy, I used to wonder about what I now call “the invisible nature of enduring friendship.” How do we pick our friends, and how do they pick us? What is it exactly that “makes us friends?” ...
5/25/20
Write a Resume of Your Life
As a former executive speechwriter, I have a deep appreciation for a well-crafted speech—one that connects with the audience and accentuates the skills of the orator. Several years ago, my wife, Karen ...
5/20/20
My Commitment to You as Readers
Inspiration. As a writer, I’ll take it anywhere I can find it. Where do I find it? Well, I can find inspiration just about anywhere but the most reliable place is in another writer’s words. When I ...
5/17/20
Reintroducing the "Original" Mobile Device ...
I’d like to introduce you, or more accurately, reintroduce you, to one of the first mobile devices specifically designed to relax you. A cell phone? No. Laptop? Nope. Tablet? Not a chance. A lawn ...
5/17/20
Release the Power of Your Words
You don’t have to be a writer to release the power of words. This week during my devotional reading I was gripped by this simple, yet powerful sentence: “You have the ability, with your words, to make ...
5/17/20
The Art of Living in the Moment
Ever feel like the coronavirus has put you in an alternate reality? Sometimes I feel like I’m living in the Twilight Zone. It’s natural to want to get back to our “original reality” and trade-in the ...
5/17/20
Think About What You Think About--Part II
In last week’s issue, I talked about how we can choose what we think about—things that make us anxious—or things that restore peace and perspective. We choose to worry—or to trust—based on what we ...
5/17/20
Think About What You Think About--Part I
I find the title of this issue of Pause More. Rush Less. provocative. Read it again. Clever? Confusing? Both? All I’m sure of is it’s profound. I didn’t write it. I borrowed it. This headline is ...
5/17/20
Will You Help Me Write My Next Novel?
My next novel will be about something I’ve been thinking about for many years. And I need your help. I would like to write a novel about a young man in his early thirties that loses his wife, the love ...
5/17/20
The Joy of Journaling
Journaling is a great way to slow down, recalibrate, and insert a refreshing “pause” in your hectic life. And to journal, you don’t have to be a writer. And you don’t have to write every day. A ...
