As one door opens for me another has shut. Slammed shut with a resounding bang and my toe in it. Ouch. Well, that’s how it felt to me at first. Let me explain.
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First watch a video of me overcoming my fear of being seen on video, then read these thoughts on authenticity and the loss of a sense of self. Interesting tips on how to get back in touch with your true identity by taking yourself on a first date.
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Question: What do an American librarian with Tourette’s syndrome, a bi-sexual mother from Alice Springs and a Tibetan monk have in common?
Answer: They’re all real people I’ve met on the Internet, either through Twitter or my blog.
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This is a funny story about a middle-aged woman who had a wake up call. She realised she was a fuddy duddy: an old-fashioned has-been, living in a time warp. So she decided to change her attitude before it was too late. Oh yes, and that woman was me.
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A quick run down on the advantages and disadvantages of living in Australia. Includes lots of great readers comments.
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The first page of my book about how we sold most of our belongings in order to make our dream come true and move to Central America. It tells how we followed our hearts, ignored other people, took a risk, and put up with hardships to follow our dream. I hope that our story will inspire other people to be brave and follow their dream.
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Writing a blog’s an up and down thing. One day I love it, then the next day I wonder why I bother at all.
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What a great rejection slip. Notice that the editor didn’t say anything like “get lost loser and stop bothering me.”
By the way, I’m still corresponding with the ed in question who’s a lovely man and has been very helpful. I’ve promised to rewrite my travel article on Granada as per his suggestions and hope that I can make it to his liking this time. In my mind I’m thinking of it as my first commissioned piece even though as my dear hubby pointed out the editor doesn’t know that.
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Inspirational story about feisty cancer victim turned triathlete, Sam Naudin.
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OK, I confess, when it comes to giving fear the finger it’s not all plain sailing. When people ask me what I do, I want to tell them I’m a writer, but often I chicken out.
“I’m doing some writing at the moment.” I’ll say, looking shifty. So I’m definitely still battling that fear of failure, the fear of ridicule.
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