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How My “Perfectly” Obsessed Writing Increased My Anxiety for Public Speaking

Posted By T.H.Meyer on Jun 9, 2016

When I send private newsletters to subscribers, y’all, readers get whole lotta Texas. It’s like my words flow in a cascade off the cliff of “stage fright”, comfortable and with ease.   But then I come here, public and all. I strain for every word. Back-spacing, replacing, and perfecting each sentence.   When writing blog posts, I arrange or re-arrange my thoughts. I place words in a logical and smooth...

When You Soldier on in the Creative Life, Even on Days like Today

Posted By T.H.Meyer on Nov 17, 2015

  “The vulnerability required to be open and creative is a vulnerability that puts our creativity at risk.” Julia Cameron, The Right to Write   The past couple of weeks, I’ve craved sleep. But somehow, it has eluded me. And then, so much news from the world presses  in too, a heaviness that pushes my eyelids further down by the weight of it. If not for faith and a hope that does not dissappoint, I...

15 Writers from #write31days You Won’t Want to Miss (from Bravery, to Handling Social Media, to Landing an Agent)

Posted By T.H.Meyer on Nov 5, 2015

I scanned hundreds and hundreds of #write31day-ers, scouring contributor websites just for you, and came up with this collection.       Getting Your Brave On:                                                                          ...

In Which 3 People Have a Chance To Win Vibella Jewelry (#Empowered by the Spiritual Life, #7)

Posted By T.H.Meyer on Oct 12, 2015

“Our catalog is more than a collection of jewelry. It’s a redemption story.” ~~ViBella Jewelry   I can not think of a better way to be empowered by the spiritual, than to help other women be empowered too. That’s what Vibella Jewelry does for women who surrounded by poverty.They give them a voice and a job. We receive gorgeous, handmade jewelry.   ViBella Jewelry, just launched their 2016 catalog and every...

Go Ahead–Do It Afraid (Faith & Fear, Empowered #6)

Posted By T.H.Meyer on Oct 8, 2015

“We all know that when courage dies, creativity dies with it. We all know that fear is a desolate boneyard where our dreams go to desiccate in the hot sun.” Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic–Creative Living Beyond Fear   There really is no such thing as Fear Not, at least not an altogether, not. When it comes to taking risk, fear haunts us. Before we can even put ourselves out there, fear will be there leading us...