Author Archives: shelleylynn

“Be fearless in trying new things, whether they are physical, mental, or emotional, since being afraid can challenge you to go to the next level.” Rita Wilson This past weekend, I attended a writers’ festival. The Wine Country Writers’ Festival, to be precise, if you were wondering. I had no idea what to expect orContinue reading “If not now, then when?”

“Competition is healthy. It makes you work harder and strive for more and try to find that extra one or two percent in your game that you could possibly improve.” Bernhard Langer Do you compare yourself to others? I do. And when I feel I fall short of someone else in whatever it is theyContinue reading “My biggest competitor.”

“Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow – that is patience. The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” Leo Tolstoy Heads up… I am going on a bit of a rant here but stick with me… I do get toContinue reading “The Traffic Jam”

“Life is like a highway, no matter what they say, the construction is never finished. There’s always gonna be bumps in the road and detours every now and then.” Nishan Panwar Do you ever feel like sometimes the path you chose is always the rougher one? The unpaved, rocky one? I do. This is notContinue reading “Gravel roads and potholes.”

“I have so much to accomplish today that I must meditate for two hours instead of one.” Mahatma Gandhi Well it seems I have some forced time on my hands this past week and so I find myself back at the keyboard to write. It’s a good thing… which brings me to my point. SlowingContinue reading “Saving babies.”

“Sometimes life is too hard to be alone, and sometimes life is too good to be alone.” Elizabeth Gilbert I just had surgery yesterday. I needed to get my bunions fixed. I hate even saying that! It makes me sound old and frail. I know that is silly but still… It’s my foot and IContinue reading “The helpless independent.”

“Fearless is not the absence of fear. Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you.” Taylor Swift Is there any such thing as being fearless? Over and over I have heard people make a comment about others appearing to be fearless. “I wish I could be more like them, they are notContinue reading “My friend Fred.”

The Law of Division observes that over time, a category tends to divide and become two or more categories. How much time does that division take? It seems to be that two years is sufficient in some cases. A category, let’s say humans, tending to divide into two or more categories, let’s say the anti and theContinue reading “The laws of division.”

Title sound familiar? It probably does unless you haven’t turned on a radio in the past month. The new song from Adele has been played over and over and over again. It is a beautiful song and I love hearing it. Who doesn’t love listening to Adele. Today I found myself listening a little closerContinue reading “Go easy on me.”

“You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.” Benjamin Mee, We Bought a Zoo Last May I published a post about writing a book. I have had some people asking how it’s coming.Continue reading “My book, my baby.”