Moments in Time

Blogs which describe moments in my life, or the lives of my family.

Time, what we want most

Yesterday it dawned on me that, if I’m lucky and if my family history is anything to go by, I have perhaps another 30 years on this planet; if I’m not lucky, I could die tomorrow… or today. Thirty years to do all the things I would like to do.

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The Right Time to Write

This weekend I discovered what I believe is my optimum time of day to write. I didn’t plan this discovery, it was totally accidental. I’m a creature of habit and routine. I wake up and practice a morning meditation. Then I perform a few exercises while still in bed. My

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Stillness

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside you. Deepak Chopra I’m learning to be still. It isn’t easy for me. I’m the sort of person who tries to multi-task, who leaps from one thing to another, perhaps not physically but almost always mentally. I will begin writing

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Childhood Memories

“Because memories fall apart too. And then you’re left with nothing, left not even with a ghost but with its shadow.” John Green Part of the rewriting process I’m going through with my manuscript includes writing at least three new chapters, which I must fill with childhood memories of my

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Catalyst

For all of you writers out there, what is your catalyst for writing a book, an article, a blog post? Do you know what sparks your yearning to put thoughts on paper? Can you remember the first time you thought you were on the right path? As mentioned in my

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In Hindsight

If I had known the effort which is required to rewrite my manuscript, would I have written it in the first place? I don’t know the answer. What I do know is that my initial effort took me four years. I have no doubt it will take me just as

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