Colleen’s Weekly Syllabic Poetry Challenge. This week’s theme:
Dreams
Don't live a dream-free life Dream it, live it, love it Dream your goal and smash it They can come true
#Tanka Tuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge NO. 214, #Themeprompt #Abhanga – Dreams
23 Feb 2021 27 Comments
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Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 274 – Keep Dreaming
31 May 2020 34 Comments
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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
C.S. Lewis
Thank you for that, Spidey.
You’re right, you know. We are never too old. There are those sayings about not being able to teach an old dog new tricks, but I think they are wrong.
Every day we are alive is another opportunity to learn, another chance to dream.
That doesn’t mean you have to pick up a book and take tests, or start a course. But search each day for a chance to learn something new.
And you are never too old to dream new dreams, either. How many greats are there, out there, who have reached ages where they were classed as has-beens, only to hit the big time?
- Samuel L. Jackson at 43
- Stan Lee at 33
- Vera Wang at 40
- Colonel Sanders (KFC) 62
- Toni Morrison at 40
That is just a few.
So… tell me, what is the next dream you wish to achieve?
Have a peaceful Sunday Peeps And enjoy your week! ❤
Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 259 – Next Steps
16 Feb 2020 28 Comments
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“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
Confucius
Firstly, welcome back to your regular spot, Spidey! I appreciate you letting me take the reins last week, with the book launch, and all that. I hope you managed to have a great break!
And secondly, thank you for a truly apt quote, for this week.
It’s no secret that it took me FOREVER to get my book baby ready to fly, and I am fully aware that I am no Harper Lee… people won’t wait YEARS for the sequel… so I really need to get my skates on with the next book.
Especially since a good few readers of the book have already expressed an interest in finding out more about the characters in the story.
And, yes, I have at least two more stories planned, about the same cast of characters, and I have even started the next one.
But I have been feeling so exhausted recently, I haven’t been able to devote the time I want to writing.
So, I am going to take the advice of Confucius, and make sure that I am trying to add a few words at least, to my new WIP, daily. And hopefully those few words will add up to a book, in less than twenty years!
I know exactly where I want my writing career to go, it’s just taking those next steps.
So… tell me, what are your next steps in making your dreams come true?
Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 255
19 Jan 2020 35 Comments
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“If not us, who? If not now, when?”
John F. Kennedy
Thank you, Spidey, for making me think!
When you have a dream, often there is an inspirational person out there, willing you to dream this dream.
Why keep it at dream status?
If you want to achieve something, you are the only one who can do it. And if you don’t, there are many people out there with the gumption to take their dream, which might be similar to yours, and fly with it.
BE that person. Live your dream!
Okay, so you want to be that person. But, life, you know. Too much going on. Work, family, commitments. They all take up so much of your time, that there is none left to achieve your goal.
Nonsense.
Unless your dream involves a huge amount of planning, and maybe finance that you have to raise, there is NOTHING stopping you getting on the ladder to climbing up to that dream cloud your idea is sitting in, and reaching it.
It may be small things to start with, but if you want to buy a house, start looking. If you want to streamline your life, start decluttering small parts of your house. If you want to write a book, cut down on the TV you watch, and put some words to paper.
They may not be your dream achieved, but they are the starts. And everything has to start somewhere!
So… tell me, what dream do you have, and what step can you take to make it come true?
Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 246 – Dreams
17 Nov 2019 45 Comments
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“The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.”
Paul Valery
Thank you Spidey for that fantastic quote!
Firstly, I must apologise for the late Spidey entry today. I did indeed need waking from my dreams this morning, to the realisiation that I had not scheduled this post last night!
Too busy making dreams come true, to be honest, and tiring myself out (which, given my current state of health, is not that hard for me to do!) to stay awake long enough to write a post up, last night!
You see, yesterday saw the beginnings of one of my life dreams coming true.
You may have noticed, (and if you hadn’t, where on earth were you?) on my author blog, this blog, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, that my cover reveal went live yesterday.
Not only is this the beginning of my dream turning to a reality, but it is a poke up my backside too, and a reason for me to not procrastinate any longer.
No more dillydallying, and wishing that one day my book might just get out there, but now I have to do this!
I was overwhelmed by the reaction that the cover got, from both familiar names, and others who have been following me, or who happened to come across the image while checking out their social media.
So many of you, eager to read this precious baby of mine!
So, my next steps are to wait for my final editor check, hopefully with nothing more than a few silly spelling or punctuation issues, (fingers crossed, then format the book, finish writing the blurb, get the paperback dimensions to my fantastic cover designer, upload everything to KDP and set a publication date.
Still a bit of technical work to do, but you guys, my book will be out there soon!!!
And if you missed it, here is the cover for Marriage Unarranged. 😄
I’m going to be cheeky, and late to this one too, but since Linda’s prompt for this week’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday was Dreams, this post fits the bill perfectly (even though it’s been posted on a Sunday!)
So… tell me, what is your biggest dream right now?
