On my own blog yesterday https://authormarsharwest.wordpress.com/2022/08/25/so-this-happened/ I wrote about Charley & me falling. My hand is lots better, but typing is slow. (Charley has had a bit of a setback, and we went back to vet Thursday afternoon. He did have a cut between his toes, so now he has a small boot on it…
Tag: gratitude
Do You Say “Thank You” Enough?
Do You Say “Thank You” Enough?
To Be Thankful
I write second chance romantic suspense with happily ever afters. But given the current situation in our world, I almost wish I wrote dystopian fiction. Think dreadful fires in the west and northwest. Think of the people being burned out of their homes and losing their lives and livelihood. Think of the poor firefighters who’ve…
REASONS TO CELEBRATE
In these troubling, confusing, and sometimes scary times, it’s important to find reasons to celebrate. My husband (a reason to celebrate) and I walk Charley every morning that it’s not raining. Occasionally, we are delighted to spy a deer or two. When this happenes, we call that, “a very deery morning.” On these walks, I…
The Art and Grace of a Gratitude Journal
Previously on this blog I’ve written about the benefits of keeping a journal. Today I’d like to expand on that. There are many types of journals–diaries, travel journals, food journals, etc, but there’s another kind of journal that does more than keep track of your life. There’s a journaling practice that’s been proven to reduce…
Life Changing
Gratitude and Positivity I’m often asked how I manage to stay positive in this crazy world. How I can ignore the horrors we’re bombarded with through social media and television. This is my story. Some years ago I worked twelve hour shifts on the receiving end of 9-1-1 calls. I spent long hours talking to…
Word by Word 