Comments on: Inspiration – Laura Drake – Maslowe and Hersey Kisses

By: Laura Drake

Laura Drake — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:17:47 +0000

CurtissAnn – Who said you can’t have it all? Go for it!

By: CurtissAnn

CurtissAnn — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:39:14 +0000

Oh, my, just the inspiration I need right now. I want to get regular again with my writing, get my new home in order, enjoy my grandchildren–okay, I want it all. I will celebrate each point I’ve achieved. You go, Laura, on that bicycling vacation!

By: Kitty Bucholtz

Kitty Bucholtz — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:41:45 +0000

Great post, Laura! Such an important observation for a life of peace and joy – and forward movement!

By: Diana Layne

Diana Layne — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:08:12 +0000

The little joys you find along the way, that’s another way of being grateful. And gratitude makes you more aware of those little joys. One sort of does not exist fully without the other.

I’ve learned so much about being grateful this last year, even when–or maybe especially when–my day is falling apart if I take the time to make a note for all I’m grateful for it completely changes my focus. I seem to be harping on this lately but it has been truly life changing for me. Being grateful is more than just a once a year thing.

So yes, take time to celebrate–be grateful–for all those small goals you achieve and it definitely makes the journey all the sweeter!

Best of luck with your training–a bike vacation sounds awesome!

By: Kath Calarco

Kath Calarco — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:20:44 +0000

P.S. WOW! I just realized why I recognize Maslow. I learned about his theory recently in Sociology. Looks like I need to review because now I don’t remember much about him, and it was only a few months ago that I learned about him.

By: Kath Calarco

Kath Calarco — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:17:24 +0000

Burn out is a problem, especially when setting writing goals on a daily basis. Some feel if they’ve gone a long time without writing they’re some sort of failure. Others take breaks in order to refill the pond.

Goals are good, as long as they’re used like spices, I have found. I try to keep mine realistic for my journey, and if I don’t reach them, oh well. Failure is my friend in that it means I’ve made an effort. My biggest “goal” is to not let failure defeat my purpose.

By: Edie Ramer

Edie Ramer — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:49:59 +0000

Laura, so you’re saying I should buy Hershey Kisses and that will help me reach my goals? I can do that!

Actually, I do enjoy the journey. I love writing and word-smithing. I savor the good sentences. That’s why I can’t write fast and sloppy anymore. I read slow and focused, and I love what I write. Well, most of it. It makes a difference.