Monthly Archives: January 2020

Please help KWD grow by sharing: https://karinwritesdangerously.com/ Martin Luther King’s birthday is actually January 15th, but since it is being celebrated this week, I thought I’d inspire us all with some of his words of wisdom about hope, faith, life, … Continue reading →

Lullaby Baby in a basket floats upon a stream, rocks along the river of a gentle dream. Sails away in slumber on a cot of rushes where the lapping of water soothes and hushes. Baby in basket floats upon a … Continue reading →

Please help KWD grow by sharing: https://karinwritesdangerously.com/ Here’s a great way to jump start your new writing year: Dust off a short story that you love, polish it until it sparkles, and begin submitting it! One option: the Winter Short … Continue reading →

Please help KWD grow by sharing: https://karinwritesdangerously.com/ “The three greatest predictors of happiness are gratitude, social connection, and meaning.”   Shawn Achor When I read this comment while waiting in a doctor’s office, I found myself thinking “That sounds right to … Continue reading →

Please help KWD grow by sharing: https://karinwritesdangerously.com/ “A word after a word after a word is power.”   “If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.” Margaret Atwood More than 30 years after her classic dystopian novel, The … Continue reading →

Please help KWD grow by sharing: https://karinwritesdangerously.com/ “A little bit a lot is better than a lot a little” — I can’t tell you what tremendous mileage I’ve gotten out of these five simple words! In fact, some time ago … Continue reading →

Please help KWD grow by sharing: https://karinwritesdangerously.com/ A story Ray Bradbury tells about the story behind one of his stories: “Hemingway. “The Parrot Who Met Papa.” One night in 1952 I drove across Los Angeles with friends to invade the … Continue reading →

Poem to the Sun All the cattle are resting in the fields, The trees and the plants are growing, The birds flutter above the marshes, Their wings uplifted in adoration, And all the seep are dancing, All winged things are … Continue reading →

Please help KWD grow by sharing: https://karinwritesdangerously.com/ “The greatest power we have is the ower of choice. It’s an actual fact that if you’ve been moping in unhappiness, you can choose to be joyous instead, and by effort, life yourself … Continue reading →

Please help KWD grow by sharing: https://karinwritesdangerously.com/ Today, a gathering of encouraging — and challenging — thoughts to light our way: “Seize the day , put no trust in the morrow.”   Horace “Waiting for something to turn up? You might … Continue reading →