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You know what helps the time pass when you’re waiting... waiting... waiting...?
A good read!
Here is the second book from @augustnormanauthor 🎉
I’d loan you my copy, but Murphy isn’t giving it up! 😂
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#enjoytheread #mysterynovel #greatseries #lovebooks📚 #thrillers
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#writersofig #liveyourbestlife #sayyes #create #writingadventures #theartistsaysyes #nowisthetime

Such a nice moment.
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#magicmoments #liveyourbestlife #sayyes #doyourdream #writerinspo #writinginspo #awriterslife #dearhopefulcreative #capturemycraft #roamtocreate #create #writingadventures #theartistsaysyes #nowisthetime #thismomentmatters #travel #kindnessmatters #liveyourtruth #curiouscreatives

You don’t have to have it figured out.
You don’t have to know what’s next.
You just have to be brave enough to be your authentic self
with a little forgiveness and a lot of compassion...
Simple, right?
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#selfcompassion #kindnessmatters #enjoythejourney #family #daughters
#choosejoy #findyourhappy #justbe #loveislove

The blank page can represent every variation of challenge to a writer...
But what an opportunity for our country, our humanity, our world...
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Choose to be better today than you were yesterday...
Tomorrow is watching.
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#blacklivesmatter #blmmovement #lgbtq #onepeopleoneworld #pride🌈

I believe we can do better.
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What is one tiny thing can you do today to be better?
Better for yourself. Better for your community. Better for this country. Better for humanity.
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#blm #equalityforall #nowistherighttime #blacklivesmatteramerica

Finished White Fragility by @diangelorobin
It’s uncomfortable and unapologetic while being undeniably accurate.
It’s time to do the work.
#blm #equality

To everyone finding your own way to express your truth,
however big or small it feels to you...it matters.
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Thank you for standing up for yourselves and each other...
Thank you for speaking truth and pushing through what seems impossible...
Thank you for believing that true change is not only possible, but inevitable...
Thank you for doing what needs to be done...
Thank you for being who you are in this world and holding us all accountable to be better.
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May we never forget to take two knees for equality.
Thank you @mcgillclarinet .
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#blm #black lives matter #learntobebetter #taketwoknees

This is a clear way to help people understand why the ‘all lives matter’ response to our crisis in equality is harmful 🖤
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Reposted from Steven Turner at giving tree music .
#blacklivesmatter
#equality

Just a reminder to be gentle with ourselves 💛
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🥰✨🥰 . . . . #begentlewithyourself #breathe #magicmoments #writerslife #liveyourbestlife #sayyes #doyourdream #keepclimbing #create #theartistsaysyes #nowisthetime #thismomentmatters #kindnessmatters #liveyourtruth #curiouscreatives

I was inspired this morning by some wise words I read from @cathygattobrennan on balance and boundaries and @guerillamemoir on her moments of self compassion.
So many people are struggling on so many levels through this Covid experience...
Whether frontline in the world or in your home, sometimes the ‘battle for life’ just looks like another Wednesday.
For me, that’s sometimes harder.
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No matter where you are in your journey, I hope you are able to find a gentle place within yourself to just allow whatever is there (no matter what the thought or feeling) to just be the exact right thing.
It’s ok to be imperfect...
Just be good to those parts of yourself...
Be uncharacteristically gentle to the ‘you’ that is here now...
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Right now, in this breath, with this thought...
Be kind to yourself.
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#quarankindness #selfcompassion #quarantinekindness #liveyourbestlife #sayyes #keepclimbing #awriterslife #create #writingadventures #theartistsaysyes #nowisthetime #thismomentmatters #kindnessmatters #liveyourtruth #gratitude #sograteful #onepeople #onepeopleoneworld #lovewins🌈

Kindness Matters 💕#onepeopleoneworld #alllivesmatter 🥰✨🥰 .
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#gratitudepractice #awriterslife #dearhopefulcreative #theartistsaysyes #nowisthetime #thismomentmatters #kindnessmatters #liveyourtruth

May your day be filled with new and unique perspectives ☀️
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#seethegoodinothers #onepeopleoneworld 🥰
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#writersofig #liveyourbestlife #awriterslife #dearhopefulcreative #create #theartistsaysyes #nowisthetime #thismomentmatters #kindnessmatters #liveyourtruth #curiouscreatives

How do you create
**Sunday Funday**
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I’ve been loving hearing how everyone has found joy and laughter and connection and fun from the shelter of their own homes…
Book clubs, sing-alongs, concerts, games, group chats, comedy, classes, movies, book readings, bar-hopping, fine dining, wine tasting...
who knew that people could be so creatively connected from their living room?!?! 😁
I LOVE it 😍
And I’d love to hear how you’re making the most of these moments! #sundayshenanigans 🥰
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I’m sharing tea in my unicorn onesie (that I had to limit to no longer than 24-hour wear cycles) with my little reading buddy...
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Someone very dear gave me this little friend after she read my book, ‘So I would never be alone...’
And it seems even a little sweeter now as we are all finding connection in isolation.
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🥰✨🥰 #bekindalways
#thismomentmatters
#writersofig #liveyourbestlife #sayyes #doyourdream #awriterslife #dearhopefulcreative #create #readmorebooks #theartistsaysyes #thismomentmatters #kindnessmatters #liveyourtruth #curiouscreatives

"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”
– Vincent Van Gogh
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So blessed to be in this life and on this journey with all of you.
Sometimes I wish I could write an individual letter to every person in the world and remind them we are all in this together 💜
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What might you like to tell a stranger?
☀️ Wishing you all health, wellness, and a lovely moment of sunshiny joy today☀️
Big hugs (from 6’ away, of course 😉)
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#onepeopleoneworld
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#bekind #loveeachother #sunriseoftheday #thisdaymatters #keepclimbing #awriterslife #dearhopefulcreative #create #theartistsaysyes #nowisthetime #thismomentmatters #kindnessmatters #liveyourtruth #curiouscreatives

In times of stress, I always tell my daughter to take a deep breath and break up any challenge into small actionable steps she can work through one at a time...
For me, one of the big things about this crazy Covid situation is that it is hard to think about as something I can break down into steps and problem solve...which...umm... well...makes me feel a little
out of control.
So, that’s awesome. 😕
We all love to feel like the world is falling apart around us and there is nothing we can do to help, right?!?😳
Some people take that anxious energy and need to control something...so they buy a bunch of toilet paper 🤷‍♀️
Not my jam, but I try to understand that people are coming from a fear place.
In my nursing career, I’ve seen people go through a lot of intense, traumatic, and terrifying things ...and the unknown is always the most frightening.
It’s scary for people to worry about their life or death, their health, their families & friends, their community, and the world...
What will happen next is an unknown and people deal with that unknown in very different ways.
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It’s also completely appropriate for people to care about their jobs, food/shelter, providing for their families, or their retirement and the global economy...these are not small things to face or recover from.
Not everyone has a savings, not every business can stay afloat with closed doors, not everyone is thinking shelter-in-place means 2-weeks at home to Netflix and chill with the family.
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This impacts every single person on so many basic levels all at once and we can never actually know what is happening in people’s lives that may have absolutely nothing to do with all this craziness.
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So, I know I’m rambling...as I do, but I guess I just wanted to say...
Try to come together even as we spend more time apart...
And remember...
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There is such beauty in being open and curious...
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There is such generosity in quiet listening and authentic compassion...
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There is such grace in openly exploring someone else’s
paradigm and looking from alternative perspectives.
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And in times where it seems there is nothing you can do...
You can always be kind.
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🥰 Holding you all dear in my heart.🥰

So, Geoff and I decided to cancel our trip to the Maldives 😕
It’s the right thing to do in an attempt to slow the spread of this crazy fierce infection.
🤷‍♀️🙂😘
But real deal...don’t think for one minute it’s going to slow my consumption of #quarantinis in celebration and gratitude of all our gifts in this life (most of all...health, loving friends, and and family who we’d choose as friends 🥰 )
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Sometimes it’s difficult to remember during a challenging moment, but Love always remains.💜 and I love you
Take good care of each other... always!! #washyourhands #wrappingyourselfintoiletpaperisnotavaccine
#staycation #kindnessmatters
#healthandwellnessjourney #firstworldproblems #ashamedbutstillbummed

So, I just received an edited version of my manuscript from a wonderful editor and friend of mine (she’s the brilliant person who edited my essay that went on to win the nonfiction award last year 🌟
I’m happy to forward contact info when she is available for new clients...she’s truly a gem) ✍️😍📖
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So, this is my first full manuscript and in a brief few minutes I’ve gone through every possible emotion.
Maybe those of you who’ve done this before can speak to the process?
1. Receive book...super excited.
2. Scan for notes-preferably compliments.
3. Think about waiting for a good time to start working on it, but then can’t wait and settle in for a read through.
4. Suddenly stop, not because the editing is too hard, but because I suddenly realize the book will be done soon (after a million years) and I’ll have to decide what to do next (both with it and my next project).
5. Shut manuscript and see if there are any snacks in the kitchen.
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Now I’m not reading because I have big decisions ahead...
Should I Nap? 😴
Netflix and chill? 🤷‍♀️
Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if I’ll have enough time 😂
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#analysisparalysis #whatnow #nextadventure #writersofig #sayyes #doyourdream #books #memoir #writerinspo #memoirwriter #writinginspo #awriterslife #dearhopefulcreative #capturemycraft #create #writingadventures #theartistsaysyes #writingisrewriting #nowisthetime #thismomentmatters #kindnessmatters #liveyourtruth #curiouscreatives

Sunshine and Unicorns ☀️🦄 Great start to any day, am I right?!?
#inspired
Today I will be open...I will be curious...I will find beauty in the world and in my life 💜
(I will also take myself on a walk. Should I wear the onesie?? 😂)
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Do you have any plans or intentions this weekend?
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😂 Hope you fill it with joy! 😘
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#pajamasmakemehappy 😍
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#pajamaplaytime
#unicornonesie #meundies @meundies are AWESOME!
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#thismoment✨ #giggle #happydance
#fridayshenanigans #onesies
#selfnurture #sayyes #writinginpajamas #lifeinaonesie 😂 #findtimeforyourself #theartistsaysyes #writerslife #kindnessmatters #whynotlaugh
#besthusbandever❤️ #grateful #cuddlepuddle #iammyownparty

Sometimes you have to just follow the signs to find the true magic of a place. ✨💜 ✨
This amazing bookshop is now my most favorite place in #bend 📚
It is a gem 💎 📖
In a land of many wonderful places I’ve found wandering the streets of the cutest town ever #bendoregon ✨💜✨
Wish I could put it in my pocket and sneak it home #bookshopsoftheworld #lovebooks📚
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🥰✨🥰 #bookstoresofinstagram #indiebookstore #bookshops
#magicmoments #writersofig #liveyourbestlife #sayyes #doyourdream #awriterslife #booksarethebest #roamtocreate #create #writingadventures #theartistsaysyes #nowisthetime #thismomentmatters #travel #kindnessmatters #liveyourtruth #curiouscreatives

A life.
A miracle.
A daughter.
Celebrate every moment and enjoy the journey 💕
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#kauaihawaii #kauaibirthday #daughtersarethebest #islandshenanigans #beherenow #beinawe #lovethislife 🥰✨🥰
#alohaspirit #alohabirthday #magicmoments #liveyourbestlife #sayyes #dearhopefulcreative #capturemycraft #roamtocreate #create #writingadventures #theartistsaysyes #nowisthetime #thismomentmatters #travel #kindnessmatters #liveyourtruth #curiouscreatives

Copyright 2018 Tawnya L. Bragg