Hi there, readers. Welcome back to another Wednesday Words. Today let’s think about sailing ships in rough seas. Let’s think about ourselves as the ships and LIFE as the sea. Here’s a wonderful piece about this from The School of Life: An Emotional Education. In the seventeenth century, the Dutch … [Read more…]
Dear readers, welcome back to Wednesday Words. When I began this series, in the very first post I said my aim here is to lift people up. That’s still my aim with Wednesday Words. In a world full of writing and talking that does NOT lift people up, especially during … [Read more…]
Greetings and welcome back to another Wednesday Words. Today’s post introduces “On Writing” messages primarily for writers. Once in a while here on the blog I’ll cover a topic of particular interest to people who write or want to begin writing. So… If you’re a non-writer who wants to find out … [Read more…]
Hello, readers, and welcome to another Wednesday Words. Years ago, I discovered a little list with a big message about living well, the sort of list that goes along with the idea that when trying to make the world a better place, start with yourself. Or the old saying: “tend … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers. Welcome to Wednesday Words. Today I honor the author, Salman Rushdie, an award-winning India-born author of many books. Although I’m not a big fan of his magical realism fiction, I do admire his nonfiction, which is like listening to him talk with you across a café table. Down … [Read more…]