Today I have a guest post on bestselling author Laura Vanderkam’s blog about how to practice smarter. The material is gleaned from my experience as a musician and music teacher, and the lessons I’ve learned about productivity that can be applied to writing as well as other hobbies. The post below is a companion of sorts. […]
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Friday Book Review: The Husband’s Secret
Before I start the review today, two announcements and some minor “housekeeping” issues (as my grad school professors used to say). First, Diane Wassick is the winner of The Power of Habit! Congratulations, Diane! Thanks to all who entered their email addresses- I’m working on some subscriber perks, so if you haven’t subscribed yet, consider doing […]
3 Books That Changed My Life
Have you ever read a book that literally changed your life? Made you think about something in an entirely different way? Opened and expanded your mind? Showed you a new life path? Helped you understand something essential about who you are? If you haven’t, help yourself to one of mine. It’s an incredible experience. I […]
Fall Bucket List
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about dreams and goals lately. (Okay, I do this a lot anyway, but they’ve been even more on my mind of late.) Last month, I made a list of “100 Dreams” (originally suggested in 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam) which is a like a bucket list of sorts: 100 (or […]
Anniversary Assessment
This week marks the second anniversary of Words From the Sowul. It’s come a long way since the first anniversary last year. I went from a niche book-review blog with a Blogger sub-domain name, to a lifestyle, etc. blog hosted on my own website with my personal domain name and over twice (occasionally three times) […]
Appreciating The Magnolia Tree
Last week, Laura Vanderkam wrote a post about savoring the bloom of the magnolia tree. The value of the magnolia tree is not only in its beauty, but in the brevity of its bloom. If we let other things sidetrack us, if we let the short window of its pink-flowered life pass by, we won’t […]