Category Archives: Inspire

Thanks for the Inspiration~

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Funny how story ideas will strike you at moments when you are immersed in fun activities such as people watching at a cafe prior to a show, or playing tourist in your own home town. I had an idea, not quite sure how to pull it off or where to work it in since I’ve rarely participated in the rich nightlife Las Vegas is known for. As y’all know if you read last Friday, I took my best friend to see Phantom Las Vegas. It was a total blast which lasted well past showtime and into the wee hours of Saturday morning where we finished off our evening here - 

Club Rain Las Vegas

Club Rain was a blast! God I hadn’t been dancing in ages and this venue definitely provided me with some ideas to pull off some ideas I had for my latest manuscript. Granted I am putting my own spin on it, but all it ever takes is that tiny seed to be planted and the right amount of water to make it grow. Well Row, thanks for taking me to the club and filling my head with great ideas for my dear Cheyenne, she is much obliged. ;)  

Have you ever had ideas come while out on the town, doing something fun, no cares in the world other than living in the moment?  Do tell, I am always fascinated by where people find their inspiration.

Monday’s Shakespeare Moment

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Sonnt 2 ~ William Shakespeare

When forty winters shall besiege thy brow,
And dig deep trenches in thy beauty’s field,
Thy youth’s proud livery so gazed on now,
Will be a totter’d weed of small worth held:
Then being asked, where all thy beauty lies,
Where all the treasure of thy lusty days;
To say, within thine own deep sunken eyes,
Were an all-eating shame, and thriftless praise.
How much more praise deserv’d thy beauty’s use,
If thou couldst answer ‘This fair child of mine
Shall sum my count, and make my old excuse,’
Proving his beauty by succession thine!
This were to be new made when thou art old,
And see thy blood warm when thou feel’st it cold.

I don’t post these often enough, but I do find Shakespeare inspiring. There is just something about his lyrical prose that speaks to me. Hope you enjoy.

Carpe Diem~

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Scale back your long hopes to a short period. While we speak, envious time will have already fled. Seize the day and place no trust in tomorrow. ~ The Odes by Horace

While we all struggle to keep our heads above water as we tread the turbulent seas that are swirling in the financial arena, I believe it is important to embrace these words more now than ever before.  Why put off your dreams in hopes that tomorrow may be a better time to start the chase? It is all too common for us to postpone things and then the tomorrow we wait for never comes.

Each of us has a dream, or we should have, that instantly elicits feelings of excitement or butterflies in our stomachs. One that makes you want to crawl out of bed in the morning, and look at the world with a renewed sense of hope and motivation. My dream has always revolved around using my creative side. My head is forever in the clouds and when I was younger it came out in the form of drawing and writing. Though my dreams have changed or evolved, they have never strayed far from the original. Now I have the joy of pursuing my dream on a daily basis when I sit down and put fingers to keys to pen my manuscripts. Something that started out as a dream and gives me hope every day that all things are possible. This is my proof that I will take to my kids when they tell me of a dream they have and feel is unattainable.

Dreams push us forward, keep us young at heart, nurture our inner child, teach us to love and embrace life, and inspire us to reach farther than we ever thought possible. If you aren’t taking steps to achieving your dream, then I must ask you why? After all, what good is a dream if it is kept a secret never to be pursued? Think about it…. everyone’s dreams deserve a chance at being fulfilled, even yours. So I challenge you to go out and chase the dream, breathe a little life into them, and most importantly seize the day!