“There is power within our words. They can empower us, defeat our ambitions and bleed an ink pen dry. Each one of us has a unique story to share. Our pearls of wisdom can liberate and transform the life of one person, maybe even a thousand. We are here to be heard, to guide, to live life in motion and explore the elements for a healthier life! So put pen to paper and #SHINEON!!”
-C.K. Kochis
I'm wring a book...“Touch has a memory.”―John KeatsA rough draft excerpt from Nurturing the Creative Soul (working title): The human touch has great healing power. It has the ability to comfort a lonely individual, the grieving, the heartbroken, the scared, the person...
The Adventure Continues...“You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can’t, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don’t give up.” ―Chuck YeagerWhat are a few of the lines they say about tempting fate? If you want to hear God laugh,...
The Adventure Continues...“Life is an amazing adventure; it was never intended to be lived in gray-scale.” ― CK KochisMy breath hung frozen in the air for a moment before evaporating into the dawn of the day. The words thank you slipped through my lips as I observed...
The Adventure Continues...“How can you write from your heart if your head is busy yelling at you?” ― Barb ParcellsIt's not easy to let go of the critical monkey-mind voice somedays. When I edited the podcast interviews with Barb Parcells and Christin Bjergbakke, I...
The Adventure Continues...“Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face - I know it's an impossibility, but I cannot help myself.” ― Nicholas SparksEleven Pearls of Wisdom from a Grieving Mother Turning the...
The Adventure Continues...“I throw back my head, and, feeling free as the wind, breathe in the fresh mountain air. Although I am heavy-hearted, my spirits are rising. To walk in nature is always good medicine.” ― Jean Craighead George, On the Far Side of the...
The Adventure Continues..."A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows." -Doug LarsonI would love it if the shitty first draft wasn’t so shitty. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll change shitty to outstanding. My outstanding...
The Adventure Continues...“The worst place is at the fork. You can’t keep going the same direction as you came. You have to choose one or other path. Whatever the choice, at least, it is movement. Otherwise, you are just forking around getting nowhere.” ― Donna...
The Adventure Continues..."There's no place like home." -Everyone Some time close to four o'clock this morning, I woke up to the sound of scratching. I couldn't figure out what the noise was or where it was coming from in my sleepy haze. And, then, I realized I didn't...
The Adventure Continues..."The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun." -Christopher McCandlessThey say, "You don't have to...
What is one thing that makes each WordPress website unique, adds functionality and leaves a website vulnerable to hackers if ignored? It's plugins. WordPress is an open source platform that allows developers to expand its functions and features with the use of plugins...
The Adventure Continues...“Be the one to stand out in the crowd, Be the one to go where they’d rather not. Beautiful things don’t beg for a chance to glow They throw out their lights and just shine out loud!” ― Chinonye J. ChidolueShame on me for trying to fit in with...
The Adventure Continues..."Telling a writer to relax is like telling a man to relax while being examined for a hernia, and as for confidence, see how stiffly he sits, glaring at the screen that awaits his words. See how often he gets up to look for something to eat or...
The Adventure Continues...“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual...
The Adventure Continues...“If you knew your potential to feel good, you would ask no one to be different so that you can feel good. You would free yourself of all of that cumbersome impossibility of needing to control the world, or control your mate, or control your...
The Adventure Continues...“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual...
The Adventure Continues..."No matter what has happened in your life, you always have an invitation from love. Love is not limited or “conditionalized” in our experience. We never have to earn or prove who we are in order to be loved; love is infinite.." -Eddie...
The Adventure Continues..."Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it’s about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well." -Stephen KingThe excitement...
The Adventure Continues..."Your grief path is yours alone, and no one else can walk it, and no one else can understand it." - Terri Irwin Truth be told, I wasn't sure how I would be on Jeremiah's birthday. Weeks ago, on the second anniversary of his passing, I reacted...
The Adventure Continues...“Whatever you’re thinking about is literally like planning a future event. When you’re worrying, you are planning. When you’re appreciating you are planning. What are you planning?” -Abraham-HicksHow familiar are you with the Law of...
The Adventure Continues..."What advice do I tell my grandson? I listen to him." -Roy HaynesA dear friend shared a memory on his social media thread that, when I read it, caused me to pause, and say, “Yeah… I get that.” He wrote: “While I don’t live each day in grief…”...
The Adventure Continues..."No one can tell you what to expect or can offer a guide to grief. Because every relationship is so unique, no two people grieve the same way. And you have no idea how you are going to grieve till you are grieving." -Alysia ReinerNew Mexico...
Writing marketing content for your business does not have to be a daunting task. Truly, you do not need samples, templates or even to swipe someone else’s format. This is about you getting your message to your prospective clients and customers. In the past two days,...
The Adventure Continues...“I'd finally come to understand what it had been: a yearning for a way out, when actually what I had wanted to find was a way in.” ― Cheryl StrayedI’m boring. It’s who I am. And, it’s time to wrap this up. This is my last post for a while. I...
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I am embarking on an adventure of a lifetime. I was presented the opportunity to change my typical lifestyle to that of a nomad.
Nomad – noun – a person who moves from one place to another rather than living in one place all of the time.
My creativity is flowing and it feels good to be putting pen to paper. I look forward to sharing my personal insights, pearls of wisdom and stories from the road.