Love

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." 
-Ralph Waldo Emerson


Love yourself. Love others. 
Love everything. 
Because in the end? 
It is all that truly matters.

 Dalai Lama on compassion

Sometimes we don't love what we write. And what happens, then? If we persevere, the storm eventually passes, something inspires us, and our writing delights us again. 

 And if we don't?

 If we are lucky, something lures us back to the blank page, before too long. If we are not, it can be weeks, months, or even years, before we find that magic again. It is never too late, but we also never know what we might have missed, by not writing sooner.
What do you love most about your writing?


"People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within."   -Elisabeth Kubler Ross


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