by Mary Elizabeth | Aug 7, 2020 | Resources
This article was from some time ago but it appeared in my social media feed again this week and it still rings true. ——- Mystery can be an amazing inspiration for telling and keeping stories. When J.J. Abrams’ spoke at TED, he talked about how...
by Mary Elizabeth | Jul 1, 2020 | Family, Personal Journey, Telling YOUR Stories
Canada Day 2020 is not a typical Canada Day for sure. There are no big musical celebrations or firework spectacles. Social distancing guidelines still limit gatherings in most places and many are unable to travel to be with family. We are still planning some Canada...
by Mary Elizabeth | Jun 14, 2020 | Create, Inspiration
During COVID-19 physical isolation, many people are feeling pressure to organize, learn, create- generally be more productive. The reality is that many of us find ourselves with more time on our hands while others are doing much more and facing more time pressures....
by Mary Elizabeth | Jun 11, 2020 | Challenge, Create
A writing challenge: One Syllable Today’s post is another one inspired by a daily prompt from The Isolation Journals, a creative writing project with daily prompts from Suleika Jaouad. I previously wrote about this challenge last month in What’s in A...
by Mary Elizabeth | Jun 3, 2020 | Take Action
I don’t know where to start or what to write. This has been a disturbing and frightening few days. On May 25, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man was killed by police in Minneapolis. The arresting police used force well beyond anything even remotely indicated...
by Mary Elizabeth | May 15, 2020 | Telling YOUR Stories
Today’s post is inspired by the daily prompt from The Isolation Journals, a creative writing project with daily prompts from Suleika Jaouad. (description from the website) A Daily Creativity Project to help make sense of challenging times.This spring, Suleika...
by Mary Elizabeth | May 4, 2020 | Difficult Stories
My heart is breaking. This afternoon, we had to say good-bye to our sweet Sasha. It happened so fast. Last week, she was enjoying sitting by the windows that we could finally open to let in the spring air. She was claiming lap times on TV nights and exerting her royal...
by Mary Elizabeth | May 1, 2020 | Inspiration, Personal Journey, Take Action
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. Henry van Dyke I have been accused of being a perfectionist. It always makes me bristle. “Ridiculous!” I shout. And, as...
by Mary Elizabeth | Apr 24, 2020 | Difficult Stories
It has been an unprecedented and difficult week in Nova Scotia. Last Sunday, a gunman terrorized a small community in rural Nova Scotia. Portapique is a picturesque community in Colchester County. It is an idyllic place that was little known, even within the province....
by Mary Elizabeth | Apr 15, 2020 | Challenge, Personal Journey, Telling YOUR Stories
Let it go There are some stories that we need to let go. Or more accurately, some related baggage that should be discarded. It’s important to keep the lessons but unproductive, even unhealthy, to cling to all thoughts of would’ve,...
