Author Archives: fosteringcreation

It is easy to feel defeated, especially during challenging times. The human mind and heart can often be fragile and easily wounded. Although, feeling wounded is a momentary thing. The human mind is keen and when seeing a situation from a detached, clear standpoint it becomes easier for the mind to move forward. Thinking becomesContinue reading “Rising Through Resilience”

There is a well inside me. This well inside me opens wider and becomes deeper each passing year. How to close this well and keep it from swelling? I don’t know. This well is one of an aching heart and swirling mind. If I could stop the aching heart and stop the swirling mind, thenContinue reading “The Well Inside Me”

Nothing in my life has gone the way I’ve planned. None of what I’ve imagined or fantasized has come true. At least not exactly as I thought it would. I spent many hours and even years feeling quietly angry about life’s many abrupt changes that interrupted my plans, rearranged my fantasies, and sent me onContinue reading “The Mysterious Unknown”

Evolve or die. More specifically we can strive to improve, doing what we can to contribute to our evolution. Or we neglect ourselves, our lives, our dreams, our talents and never improve on anything, which in the end is a choice to fade in the background and let your soul slowly die. Those are theContinue reading “Evolve or Die”

Life is a series of transitions. Each transition is strung together with lessons. These lessons are intertwined with seasons of joyous growth and moments of various challenges sporadically thrown about. This often leaves us to work through mixed emotions and we often find ourselves working through them in a difficult juncture in our lives. TheContinue reading “The Path of Transition”