Happiness 3-3
a game of chess; the Great St. Bernard Pass; rowing into harbor.
Author: winslow eliot
Happiness 3-2
essential oil of rosewood; having dozens of cousins; a red sky at night.
Happiness 3-1
writing a letter; strong emotion; the rainforests of Suriname.
Happiness 2-28
waves crashing onto the shorebreak; the blue of irises; making choices.
New Book Available: Heaven Falls
The tallest falls east of Niagara, hidden in the wilderness of soaring mountains, impossible to get to except by foot, Heaven Falls plunges down a massive rock face, strikes a thick stone ledge and sprays out in powerful rainbow arcs into the seemingly bottomless lake far below. The health resort named after it is the Read more about New Book Available: Heaven Falls[…]
Happiness 2-27
finishing the painting; a flock wild parrots in the tree outside your window; remembering.
Happiness 2-26
the Erie canal; malachite; meeting your beloved under a palm tree.
Happiness 2-25
fresh lemons; the straits of Gibraltar; a good job well done.
WriteSpa #24 – Doing Nothing
WriteSpa – An Oasis for Writers People who know me well have had to listen to my emphatic discourse on the value of ‘doing nothing’ for a long time now. I’ve claimed – without much support – that doing nothing is a vital activity in our busy lives, not only for children but for all Read more about WriteSpa #24 – Doing Nothing[…]
Happiness 2-24
getting a surprising email late at night; gazing at the horizon; being sincere.
No Longer Waiting for the Call You Think Will Change Your Life
Last fall I wrote a post that has had more hits than anything else I wrote: “Waiting for the Call You Think Will Change Your Life.” I saw that it struck a chord with a lot of people. In it, I described my career as an author, and how for many years I eagerly jumped Read more about No Longer Waiting for the Call You Think Will Change Your Life[…]
Happiness 2-23
a warm breeze from the desert; unconditional love; sandpipers.
Happiness 2-22
finding the source of the Nile; relying on the kindness of strangers; the cry of seagulls.
Happiness 2-21
antelopes; sailing into Portofino on a yacht; a sincere compliment.
Happiness 2-20
dancing the tango; snow flurries in sunshine; the voice of reason.
Happiness 2-19
lovely ankles and feet; setting out on a long sea voyage; knowing you’re there.
Happiness 2-18
swimming at dawn; a shared laughing glance; Ode to a Grecian Urn.
Happiness 2-17
lantana twined along the fence; passion; the dome of the rock.
WriteSpa #23 – Love Letters
WriteSpa – An Oasis for Writers
Many great writers were inspired by a real-life muse (like Dante’s Beatrice – who didn’t have a clue) or even a fantasy (Keats was crazy about a prostitute, who also didn’t have a clue). But the fact that they hardly knew each other did not make their love any less poignant, rich, and inspiring.
Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning – famously the most romantic couple ever to fall madly in love before they met – used poetry and letters to get to know each other. One wonders what their emotions were like when they first set eyes on each other after having written letters and poems like the ones they did! Was there worry? Curiosity? Disappointment? Or was there really just sheer bliss and joy and an immediate determination to run away together?
I Love You
Fun Writing Practice: We’re taught in basic marketing and promotion courses that ‘you’ is the most important word. You simply can’t use it often enough. This is because the most important person in your life is you.
Happiness 2-16
cresting the hill on a bicycle; the smell of freshly baked bread; knowing you’ll always be friends.
Happiness 2-15
the cool and quiet of a museum; great expectations; a herd of zebras thundering across the plain.