


008: Push Past the Yes
Part III – Love Paints the Way Saved “Becca! Becca!” The voice came from the end of the line. She and Paul both turned to see who it was. It was her best childhood friend Gina, waving at her – while trying to hold her wiggly, twin boys’ hands. ...
007: Push Past Predictions
Love Paints the Way – Part II Home Again The town of Snowbay is New Hampshire’s best kept secret. Growing up there was a dream and everytime Rebecca came home, she smiled in all her memories here. After establishing as its own town in 1962, with a...
006: Push Your Passions
Love Paints the Way – Part I Meet Rebecca “See Becca! I knew no one could do what you could do down there!” Jeff said to her earlier as she was checking out of the hotel. “That office has never been more organized, and I know the new manager learned a...
004: Creating Resilience Through Fiction
Resilience Defined What does it mean to be resilient? Let’s take a look at the commonly accepted definition for resilience. The Oxford Dictionary of Current English states that to be resilient means: Able to recover quickly from difficult conditions. Let’s...
How to Soak Up Gratitude & Practice Through Reading
Soaking in Gratitude How often do you allow a positive experience to sit with you? Like, really sit inside your heart and mind? Sure, a funny moment will erupt into laughter and you may even giggle a time or two again about whatever was funny. What about a more subtle...
003: Hygge & Your Writing
A Writer’s Environment Sitting down to write takes more than just opening your laptop and tapping away! It is an entire mind, body and spirit preparation. It also involved continuous self-care to balance the emotions that pop up as you develop your storyline or...
002: How Smells Can Trigger You
Oils & Emotions Smells of Your Past Is there a favorite smell that you can remember from your childhood that makes you smile? Particularly around the holidays? Or maybe…there are smells that don’t make you smile. This can be especially true when the...
How Can Hygge Create Health & Happiness
The Science Behind Happiness The saying goes “laughter is the best medicine,” sure has made a statement for many. This is because health and happiness is thought to be deeply linked together. Unhappiness, depression, anxiety, and stress, for example, can contribute...