The Power of Brainstorming Groups
Have you ever spent hours trying to decide how to proceed with a project you’ve been working on? Probably most of us could nod our heads in agreement. Yet start explaining your problem to someone else and suddenly your next steps become obvious. That simple act of discussion seems to trigger ideas.
Why Do You Write?
Writing is a joy for many people; a way to express their views on many things, writing allows them this gift of expression and hope. Mentally it is a thing that people use to define the events and people who matter to them.
Finding Your Buffalo
There is a story about a farmer who owns a buffalo. Not knowing that the buffalo is in its stable, the farmer goes off to search for it, thinking it has strayed from home. Starting off on his search, he sees many different buffalo footprints outside his yard. The footprints of buffalo are everywhere! The farmer then thinks, “Which way did my buffalo go?” He decides to follow one set of tracks and they lead him up into the high mountains, but he doesn’t find his buffalo there. Then he follows another set of footprints that lead way down to the ocean. However, when he reaches the ocean, he still doesn’t find his buffalo. His buffalo is not in the mountains or at the beach. Why? Because it is back home in the stable in his yard.
Cultivating Hope
Karen Casey’s book, Cultivating Hope, is a wonderful and hopeful book about how an individual can live a life that is fearless and meaningful at a time when such virtues are so difficult to find. We live in a very troubled time, socially, personally and financially. This is why Casey’s book is so important for us today. Casey also comes from a troubled background. All she really wanted out of life was for others to change. This, she thought, would ensure her security. However, she later discovered that she was the one who had to change. Although this was difficult for her to accept at first, she did keep trying to open up to the idea that if she didn’t change, nothing else would either.
Why Do Writers Write?
Once an individual starts writing, its almost impossible for him/her to stop. Writing becomes a person’s passion, joy and compulsion. A serious writer writes at the bus stop, in the dentist’s office, in cafe‚’s, as well as on beaches, in lonely woods, at his computer, and sometimes even in bed. Some writers begin as hobbyists or recreational writers, jotting down ideas after work or on the weekends when they have a free hour. They may find themselves spending more and more time at the writing venture until they think about it most of the day.
Autonomous Decision Making
Applying philosophy to your everyday life can play a central role in learning more about your ability to consistently make decisions in your life that are the result of the application of an autonomous decision-making process. Autonomous decison-making flows from authentic living.
Writing about what we care about
It is always best for writers to write about what they are passionate about. If something really matters to you, you should write about that because you will have the most likelihood to have the manuscript written. Otherwise, writers who don’t have a passion about what they are writing have a tendency to let such ariticles, blogs, or manuscripts fall by the wayside before completing them.
Increase in Hockey Violence – Is hockey becoming a blood-sport?
There has been and continues to be a steady increase in the violence in the game of hockey. Hockey is, of course a physical sport. However, increasingly it is becoming a blood-sport. The growing lack of respect that players have for each other and each other’s lives is alarming. When fans watch a hockey game they do not want to see a player’s head slammed so hard into the boards or glass that his skull is fractured. Fans don’t want to continue to witness the senseless inflicting of brain trauma that head shots cause. Fans don’t want to see what we saw happen just last night, Sunday January 17, 2010 in a game in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The hit on – the dirty, violent, and intentional elbow viciously delivered to the head of Mikael Tam of the Quebec Remparts who crashed to the ice convulsing and who actually did stop breathing for 30 seconds
Developing Your Own Beliefs and Values
The hallmark of any philosophical venture and the living philosophically is to think critically about your own beliefs and values and to determine what you care about the most. Once you figure out what your beliefs and values are, you will be able to act and make authentic decisions. But one may ask, why is [...]
Voice is not Style of Writing
Over the years, I have discovered that voice is not the same as writing style. I have also blogged here about the importance of discovering your writing style. This should provide you quite a few hints about how you can write at your most optimal.
