LET’S TALK ABOUT…WHY WE VOTE
In the United States of America, we have the power to change things—through our vote. On November 6th, the right, and privilege so many Americans fought for will be in play once again. We have a choice. Sit and do nothing or get our rumps in gear and VOTE!!! Whatever your beliefs, your political party,… Read More
LET’S TALK ABOUT…KINDNESS
Remember when you were told as a child, if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all? Sage advice. But, in a world of anonymous posts, too often forgotten. When did we lose the ability to hold our tongues? Keep a negative thought to ourselves? Instead, we seem to have adopted a pile… Read More
LET’S TALK ABOUT…THE LITTLE THINGS
by Mary J. Williams As July wanes into August—the dog days of summer—I stopped this morning and asked myself a question. Have I forgotten the little things in life? You know what I mean. Life is so busy. We rush from here to there and often all we think about is what’s next. We worry… Read More
LET’S TALK ABOUT …COOKIES
by Mary J. Williams I thought a lot about my blog this month, and quite frankly, my mind went blank. I’m tired. Tired of rude, often nasty, shouting politicians. Tired of social media drama. Tired of the latest celebrity and their non-problem, problems. I don’t want to write another few paragraphs about forgiveness or self-awareness…. Read More
LET’S TALK ABOUT…FREE WILL
by Mary J. Williams As human beings, one of the greatest gifts we were given is the power to choose the course of our actions. In simple terms, when you leave the house, do you turn right, or left? Your choice. Your free will. The same ability to decide which way to turn applies in… Read More
LET’S TALK ABOUT…ALL THE POSSIBILITIES
by Mary J. Williams Kind of a broad subject, I know. But don’t worry, I plan to narrow the field. All the possibilities. Have you ever noticed as we grow older our world begins to narrow? As children, we dream. Big dreams. Often impossible, but we don’t know the difference—or care. One of the first… Read More
LET’S TALK ABOUT…THE POWER OF LIGHT
We live in a world where, with the flick of our thumb our phone, iPads, etc., can connect up to people half a world away. You can actually see the person’s face. Thousands of miles away! For some, the idea isn’t so farfetched. For many of us, the concept is still kind of mind-blowing. But,… Read More
LET’S TALK ABOUT…HAPPY
Warning. Today is more of a blurb than a blog. Short, to the point. Just something I wanted to share. I want to be happy. Doesn’t everyone? Heck, according to the Declaration of Independence—United States of America edition—one of our inalienable rights is the right to happiness. Or rather, the pursuit of happiness. You have… Read More
LET’S TALK ABOUT… RESOLUTIONS
Happy New Year. A new beginning. As the calendar turns from December to January millions of us all over the world feel compelled to make ourselves promises we will never keep. Oh, I know. Some of you have constitutions of steel. You make up your mind to do something, you go the distance. I say,… Read More
LET’S TALK ABOUT…LOVE
by Mary J. Williams If you read romance novels, you expect love to conquer all. No matter the hurdles, the obstacles, the vast caverns in the way of the hero and heroine, they will find a way to get their happily ever after. Yet, more often than not inside the books we romance aficionados devour,… Read More
LET’S TALK ABOUT…FINDING YOUR VOICE
When I first decided to make my October blog about finding your voice, I planned to come at the subject from a writer’s perspective. Find Your Voice. In other words, what is your style? Punctuation. Syntax. Character development. Something that makes you stand out. A unique voice in a sea of millions. However, as the… Read More
LET’S TALK ABOUT…FALL (ING INTO LOVE)
When I was strictly a reader, before I wrote my first novel, I can’t remember if my taste in books changed with the seasons. As summer leaves turned a burnished fall reddish orange, did I suddenly long for ghoulish ghost stories? Did my mind wander toward frosty mornings and wish for a cozy holiday romance… Read More