Tag: dailyprompt
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Disconnecting
I’m grateful for this question. Sometimes the question itself is the answer. The right question can make your life better. What do I need a break from? I need a break from being so accessible. I need to step away more and be in nature, to retreat to my Innisfree. There are everyday practices I…
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Staying the course as a songwriter
What’s my secret skill? Songwriting, something I enjoy that I haven’t been nearly as intentional about.
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You should be writing
It’s easy to break away from a routine and lose discipline in creative work that has no deadline and no immediate financial incentive. It’s also easy to “take a load off” or feel like you’ve done so much writing at your day job you’d rather pursue something else in your free time. And when that…
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Set yourself free by pursuing your passion
The activities I lose myself in are writing and playing guitar, but I must confess lately I haven’t been losing myself in the writing. I’ve been writing on deadline – several articles a week – for the weekly newspaper I work at as editor-in-chief, and besides an occasional album review for Americana Highways it’s been…
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Rewatch to comfort or connect
What movie or TV series have I watched more than five times? Five times sounds excessive…especially for a series. If I want to rewatch a series it’s usually “Breaking Bad” or “Banshee.” I’d love to rewatch “Deadwood” but I keep putting it off. My wife hasn’t seen it and it would be a great journey…
