Live 365
It is not that we have a short space of time, but that we waste much of it. Life is long enough, and it has been given in sufficiently generous measure to allow the accomplishment of the very greatest things…
Elaine Fraser
Speaker and Author of Beautiful: beauty tips for the soul.
Measuring Our Days
Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence. Alan Watts In January, I began writing in a 365-day notebook. I wanted to record the number of creative hours I spent each day with…
It’s All Going to Be All Right: Collective Wisdom and Collateral Beauty
None of us know what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith. Paulo Coelho From Eat, Pray, Love to Big Magic to City of Girls, Elizabeth Gilbert’s work has been a personal journey…
Courage over Certainty: Collective Wisdom and Collateral Beauty
Courage is not an absence of fear; courage is fear walking. Susan David At the end of last year, Amanda Viviers spoke on courage over certainty and it impressed my husband and me so much that we adopted it as a mantra for the…
Chicken Soup for the Covid-19 Soul: Collective Wisdom and Collateral Beauty 2
This series is a collection of the best advice I’ve found to help navigate this season and the beautiful moments that are giving joy along the way. Seth Godin’s perspective on life is always inspiring and one of his big,…
Collective Wisdom and Collateral Beauty
We are in the midst of a highly teachable moment. There’s no doubt that this period will be referred to for the rest of our lifetimes. We have a chance to go deep, and to go broad. Globally, we’re in…
Writing is my #BAE
Last year, I took three months off writing. It was a trial-separation. Writing had occupied my mind and life for the last fifteen years and, when I finished my latest novel last year, I was exhausted. I took a break…
Take a Moment Monday: Find Your Why
You know how every once in a while you do something and the little voice inside says, ‘There. That’s it. That’s why you’re here.’ … and you get a warm glow in your heart because you know it’s…
Take a Moment Monday: Imperfect Progress
There is a beautiful thing called Imperfect Progress. It comes when we take slow steps of progress wrapped in grace. Lysa TerKeurst I don’t know about you, but there are some things I need to be perfect and others…