When you are writing, sometimes you lose sight of the target There are many times when writing isn’t terribly dissimilar to flying down the trench of the Death Star in Star Wars, TIE Fighters in pursuit, your wingman getting scared. “It’s no good, I can’t maneuver!” “Stay on target.” “We’re too close!” “Stay on target.” “Loosen up!” **BOOM** When writing, the BOOM is not you getting blown up by Darth Vader, but it might be
Exploring how to brand myself and what I do. I have been reading an interesting book by Shayla Raquel called The 10 Commandments of Author Branding. While a lot of this is information I have uncovered elsewhere, other aspects of it have been eye-opening. What is my brand? MJ Blehart is my professional identity. But more than that, this is my business. It goes beyond just doing the work of writing. There is a whole
When all is said and done that’s what words are. The depth of this can be surreal. Thoughts are often abstract, complex, and mixed. They are unclear and tend to be varied in more ways than one. When thoughts get blended with feelings it adds a whole other layer of complexity. There are times when there is just no easy way to express them outside of your own head. Words are the end result of
Does your imagination scare you? Are you afraid to dream, or to turn your dreams into realities? Change scares the hell out of people. It is the unknown, it is different, and that terrifies people. This can be particularly difficult to wrap your head around, but change is inevitable. You can’t avoid it, nor can you stop it. But you CAN go with it, alter it, impact it, and work with change instead of against
One of the ongoing challenges of writing. The words sometimes come really easily. You sit at the keyboard or with a pen and paper, and BOOM there are words. Other times, this is far more challenging. Even when you complete the work, sometimes it’s amazing awesomeness, and other times you’re like, “Really? Where did this garbage come from?” Sometimes you find the words, and other times the words find you. And of course, at times,
Loving what I do but still struggling with doubts from within and without. I have been living my life as a full-time artist for 8+ months now. Writing full-time and recording audiobooks has been an excellent experience for me, and working from home doesn’t suck. Yes, I need to make more money from this work, and I am not unaware that there are plenty of challenges with that. But I am striving to make it
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I post here twice weekly about my work with Positivity, Mindfulness, and Conscious Reality Creation. I’ve been blogging every week, without fail, since the beginning of 2012.
Mondays – Positivity (and related ideas for making choices and decisions in life).
Wednesdays – Pathwalking (my philosophy for consciously choosing how to live your life mindfully, on your terms).