"Leap, and the net will appear." —John Burroughs I'm a big fan of leaping toward our dreams, fueled up on faith and determination. If we …
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Filmmaker Diane Israel on Beauty, Healing & Feeling to Be Free
If I had one Oscar to award this year or anytime, I'd give it to Diane Israel. I first met Diane at the National Eating Disorders …
Deadlines: Lifelines for Writers
If you sit around waiting for inspiration, it may never come. I met an author—let's call him "Larry"—at a conference last year whose …
Foods for a Beautiful Brain
beau·ti·ful/ˈbyo͞otəfəl/ Pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically. Of a very high standard; excellent. …
Make Like Dorothy: BOAW BlogFest Wrap Up
Dorothy: Oh, will you help me? Can you help me? Glinda: You don't need to be helped any longer. You've always had the power to go back to …