tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69887936209768814002012-01-10T16:06:57.136-07:00A Safe Haven Where Writers Can Find InspirationLissa Forbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12536890975354049720noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988793620976881400.post-87835272475227428832011-09-28T17:41:00.000-06:002011-09-28T17:41:02.423-06:00

This blog is retired, but I'm leaving it up because there are some good stories here. If you like these, please consider my book which can be purchase here: http://www.theelementalpress.com/WritefromtheInsidebook.htm Thanks for visiting. laf

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It's been forever since I've posted here ... just been focused elsewhere.Tonight, as I sat at Panera Bread working on a project and enjoying a bowl of French onion soup, I overheard a small voice exclaim, "Raise your hand if you're going to dream about me tonight." The small voice turned out to be a little girl about three years old. It made me smile. Then she repeated, "Raise your hand if you're

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Learning to Hear Your Own VoiceHave you ever wondered where your thoughts and words come from? Do words that spill from your mouth belong to your parents, teachers, or mentors?What would it sound like if you could find your own voice? Although I'm getting better, there are times I wonder what my own voice sounds like. I'm not talking about the tone, pitch, or timbre. I'm talking about

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Be the Presence of Amazing GraceWhat makes you want to rise above mediocrity?Where do you go to find inspiration? Who supports you to achieve your best?What is your amazing grace? What is the gift that you came into this world to share? Boy, these are tough questions, but questions I have been asking myself nevertheless. I have been challenged in my lifetime to have the motivation and tenacity

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The Brain: Engine or Caboose? Is your brain the engine or caboose? When you think you're in charge do you find you're really following? How might you learn to play both roles?Just when I thought I had everything in order; bought a new iMac, climbed the steep learning curve getting closer to the summit, become well versed in the different native software programs,

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Who is That Woman You Call Mom?What do you really know about your mother?Was she private or did she share openly?Would you like to know more? How might you go about learning who she really is or was?If your mother is still living, the answer to the last question is easy—go ask her. Or maybe it's not so easy—maybe she is a bit aloof and it's difficult to get past the "Oh, it's so good to see you,"

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I realized recently that people are constantly asking me questions and I like to find the answers. Given the fact that I know a bit about a lot of things, I think I have a knack for helping folks with the stuff they don’t have time to research. So, if you need resources for your business, need the how-to’s for your life, let me know and I’ll see what I can find out for you.My main focus is

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As you can see, I just love to watch movies. I "study" them on some subliminal level to capture the story line, and transitions, how scene and dialogue play together, and the underlying message.Peaceful Warrior has many layers to it. This movie will make you think about how you go through your days. As Socrates say, "Many people live their wholes lives without being awake." Based on Dan Millman's

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This movie is in the league of The Secret. If we all lived by these precepts the world would be the most incredible place to live. The twelve gifts are of Friends, Giving, Family, Dreams, Work, Laughter, Money, Learning, A Day, and Love. Watch the movie, live this way, watch you life change! I have experienced a few of these already ... things I've done on my own. But, I know I can do more. You

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I just loved this movie, Freedom Writers. It's an "underdog makes good" film where inner city high school students find their own stories with the help of a sensitive, persistent, dedicated teacher who showed them the value of capturing their stories in journals. The movie is based on a true story, also available in printed form. The book is entitled The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and

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My Journey--Learning to Make Books Thirteen dead. Twenty-three more injured. All between the ages of 15 and 19, except three teachers. A city in mourning. A river of tears and a field of memorial mementos. It was a day we remember just as vividly as Kennedy’s assassination. A day simply known as Columbine. I learned of it at 11:30 that morning while on my lunch hour. A friend’s daughter

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It's really exciting to learn new things and when I get an idea that fascinates me, or should I say once I've bought into it, I'm like a dog worrying a bone! My first experience on YouTube threatened to put me off forever. There was so much vulgarity there I wondered if I wanted to expose myself to it, but then I found a few things that were really worth watching. See some of my favorites at:

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(Photos from my personal travels)There's something about trees and roots that has always fascinated me. Is it because every tree is like a person ... unique? Is it because roots grow underground and create stability (mostly)? Is it because they have roots and often I feel I have none?Try this, an exercise in creativity:Look at the photos, choose one that "speaks" to you, give it a name, and

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Although shoveling three times in two and a half weeks has tipped my annual quota for exercise, I am grateful. Not only did I get some exercise, but the view outside my window is exquisite. Just take a moment and pretend that you get to work in a room with this view.I've tried to sell this house a couple of times in the last 4 years, and today I wonder why. I'm glad I am still here to see

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Three times in two weeks, we've gotten socked in with inches and inches of wet powdered sugar here in Denver! It's effected mail delivery, Fedx and UPS, and grocery stores. The eerie thing is last week there were bare spots on the grocery shelves. I've never seen that in my lifetime. We live in such an affluent country, we don't expect not to get what we want. We're spoiled and we often don't

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As many of you know I was scheduled to be on Nancy Aronie's Writing from the Heart segment on Lime Radio today. The subject was A Time I Wasn't Invited .... Hmmm.Well, I was invited, but with the constraints of live radio, sometimes they can't get everyone on the air. Now the upside of this is I captured a moment in my life and as the song goes, "no one can take that away from me."I'm going to

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Traditionally, January 1st is a time to start anew, begin fresh, make new promises, dream big dreams. I believe this can be done at anytime of the year and my creative spark happens at the oddest times. BUT, this year is actually starting out with a bang for me and I am having a flood of new ideas and the desire to implement them. Like this blog thingy I've heard about for quite some time! I

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